Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Nestor GONZALEZ, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-08-09
Citations: 528 So. 2d 1356
Docket Number: No. 87-2979
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Nestor GONZALEZ, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 528
Pages: 1356–1356

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Nestor GONZALEZ, Appellee.
No. 87-2979.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Aug. 9, 1988.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Debora J. Turner, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Ferrell, Williams and Mily Rodriguez and Milton M. Ferrell, Jr., for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
On the authority of State v. Lopez, 522 So.2d 997 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988), which is indistinguishable, the order dismissing charges of bribery is reversed. The bribery statute, section 838.015(1), Florida Statutes (1985), prohibits any payment intended to influence performance of any act by a public servant, even if payment is for doing an act the public servant is legally bound to do.
Reversed and remanded.