Case Name: Terry HOWARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-03-23
Citations: 522 So. 2d 105
Docket Number: No. 4-86-0834
Parties: Terry HOWARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HERSEY, C.J., GLICKSTEIN J., and TOBIN, DAVID L., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 522
Pages: 105–106

Head Matter:
Terry HOWARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4-86-0834.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 23, 1988.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Gary Caldwell, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Alfonso M. Saldana, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was convicted of attempted manslaughter and aggravated battery. Both offenses arise out of one act as defined in Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161, 170 (Fla.1987). We reject all of appellant's arguments except his final one; namely, that he could not be adjudicated guilty of and sentenced for aggravated battery on the basis of the same conduct for which he was convicted and sentenced for the crime of attempted manslaughter. We agree and remand, in accordance with Carawan, with direction to vacate either of the two convictions. We note that attempted manslaughter is a third degree felony, and aggravated battery, a second, which are identical with the levels of offenses in Carawan.
HERSEY, C.J., GLICKSTEIN J., and TOBIN, DAVID L., Associate Judge, concur.