Case Name: Bienvenido G. GASTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-10-16
Citations: 682 So. 2d 581
Docket Number: No. 95-03103
Parties: Bienvenido G. GASTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: THREADGILL, C.J., and LAZZARA and FULMER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 682
Pages: 581–581

Head Matter:
Bienvenido G. GASTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 95-03103.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Oct. 16, 1996.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robert L. Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The defendant argues, and the state concedes, that his conviction of the lesser offense of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm should be reversed because the information did not allege a necessary element, i.e., that the victim had a well-founded fear of imminent violence. See Velasquez v. State, 654 So.2d 1227 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). Therefore, we reverse the conviction on this ground. On remand, the state may prosecute the defendant for the offense of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm or any lesser included offense. See Jaramillo v. State, 659 So.2d 1238 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). The defendant may not be retried for attempted first degree murder of a law enforcement officer. Id.
Reversed and remanded.
THREADGILL, C.J., and LAZZARA and FULMER, JJ., concur.