Young v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of burglary of a dwelling with an assault or battery with a dangerous weapon, robbery with a weapon, and carjacking with a dangerous weapon. The court of appeal affirmed Defendant's convictions for burglary of a dwelling and carjacking but certified conflict on the issues of (1) whether Florida's burglary statute requires a structure to be suitable for habitation on the date of the offense for the structure to meet the definition of a dwelling, and (2) whether a defendant can be convicted of carjacking where the force used in the robbery on the inside of the building is separate from the taking of the vehicle on the outside of the building. The Supreme Court affirmed the court of appeal, holding (1) a structure undergoing substantial renovations constitutes a "dwelling" under the relevant statute; and (2) Defendant's actions constituted a carjacking under the relevant statute.
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