Case Name: Aughtman E. CRUCE, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-10-04
Citations: 350 So. 2d 518
Docket Number: No. 76-2182
Parties: Aughtman E. CRUCE, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD, DAUKSCH and MOORE, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 350
Pages: 518–519

Head Matter:
Aughtman E. CRUCE, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 76-2182.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 4, 1977.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Nikki Clark, Legal Intern, and Frank B. Kessler, Chief, Appellate Div., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Anthony J. Golden and Basil S. Diamond, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
To sustain a charge of aggravated assault there must be proof that the victim was in fear of imminent bodily injury. Lopez v. State, 345 So.2d 757 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977). There was no proof of this necessary element offered at the trial of this case. Accordingly, the judgment and sentence are reversed. Since the evidence at trial established that appellant was guilty of battery, a lesser offense necessarily included in the charge upon which the appellant went to trial, we remand this cause to the trial court with directions to enter a judgment and sentence for battery, a first degree misdemeanor. See Clark v. State, 337 So.2d 798 (Fla.1976).
REVERSED AND REMANDED, with directions.
ANSTEAD, DAUKSCH and MOORE, JJ., concur.