WENTWORTH v. STATE (2023)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Jessie Michelle WENTWORTH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D21-1773

Decided: February 15, 2023

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and David Alan Henson, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

An Anders ^* review of the record in Ms. Wentworth's case reveals no arguable issues on appeal. There was competent, substantial evidence to support Ms. Wentworth's conviction for interfering with child custody under section 787.03, Florida Statutes (2021), and therefore her motion for judgment of acquittal was properly denied. Meme v. State, 72 So. 3d 254, 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011) (“A motion for judgment of acquittal should be granted only when it is apparent that no legally sufficient evidence has been submitted under which a jury could find a verdict of guilty.”) There are no other issues evident on the face of the record. Accordingly, we affirm.

Affirmed.

FOOTNOTES

FOOTNOTE. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).

Per Curiam.

Bilbrey, Winokur, and Long, JJ., concur.

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