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721 So. 2d 320

Docket No. 97-02274.

Jones v. State

Tina JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 9, 1998.

Rehearing Denied November 13, 1998.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1998-09-09

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently May 2007

5 state decisions

Relies on 711 So. 2d 1275 - Soto v. State · 698 So. 2d 374 - State v. Riley

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Decided 1998-09-09

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¶1Milton A. Galbraith, Jr., of Kutchins, Bishop & Galbraith, P.A., Oldsmar, for Appellant.

¶2Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tonja R. Vickers, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

¶3WHATLEY, Acting Chief Judge.

¶4Tina Jones appeals her conviction for driving while her license was suspended in violation of section 322.34(1)(c), Florida Statutes (1995). The conviction resulted from Jones' operation of a moped while her driver's license had been suspended for 60 months pursuant to her classification as a habitual traffic offender. The sole issue on appeal is whether a moped is a motor vehicle, the operation of which requires a driver's license under chapter 322. We conclude that it is and affirm. In reaching this conclusion, we adopt the reasoning of Soto v. State,711 So.2d 1275 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). We agree with the statement in Soto that any reference to mopeds by this court in State v. Riley,698 So.2d 374 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997) (holding that go-peds are motor vehicles), is dicta.

¶5Affirmed.

¶6NORTHCUTT and SALCINES, JJ., concur.

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