Case Name: William LAINE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-03-10
Citations: 838 So. 2d 1242
Docket Number: No. 1D01-4935
Parties: William LAINE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DAVIS, BROWNING and POLSTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 838
Pages: 1242–1242

Head Matter:
William LAINE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D01-4935.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 10, 2003.
Harold S. Richmond, Quincy, for Appellant.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General; Janelle Gillaspie, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse appellant's conviction because there was insufficient evidence that it was appellant who committed the crime. See Pagan v. State, 830 So.2d 792, 803 (Fla.2002)(ruling that "if the State's evidence is wholly circumstantial, not only must there be sufficient evidence establishing each element of the offense, but the evidence must also exclude the defendant's reasonable hypothesis of innocence"). Accordingly, we remand with directions that the trial court vacate the judgment of conviction and order placing appellant on probation and enter a judgment of acquittal. See Hubbard v. State, 828 So.2d 494 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).
REVERSED and REMANDED, with directions.
DAVIS, BROWNING and POLSTON, JJ., concur.