Case Name: Mariana GARCIA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-03-17
Citations: 651 So. 2d 1300
Docket Number: No. 94-01756
Parties: Mariana GARCIA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and THREADGILL, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 651
Pages: 1300–1301

Head Matter:
Mariana GARCIA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-01756.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
March 17, 1995.
Robert E. Jagger, Public Defender, and Dean N. Livermore, Asst. Public Defender, Dade City, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnés, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
FULMER, Judge.
The defendant, Mariana Garcia, appeals the judgment and sentence imposed for exploitation of an aged person and disabled adult, in violation of section 415.111(5), Florida Statutes (1991). On June 30, 1994, the supreme court found section 415.111(5) to be unconstitutionally vague. Cuda v. State, 639 So.2d 22 (Fla.1994). Accordingly, we reverse the defendant's conviction, vacate the sentence and remand with directions that the defendant be discharged. See, e.g., King v. State, 642 So.2d 1206 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); cf. Martinez v. Scanlan, 582 So.2d 1167, 1174 (Fla.1991) (a penal statute declared unconstitutional is inoperative from the time of its enactment).
SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and THREADGILL, J., concur.