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Carmen PINEDA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Carmen Pineda, appeals her convictions for both organized scheme to defraud and grand theft. She argues on appeal that because the offenses were based upon common allegations, her conviction for both is a double jeopardy violation.

All the elements of the crime of theft are included within the offense of organized fraud. Louberti v. State, 895 So.2d 479 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005). Therefore, a defendant cannot be convicted of both crimes without a double jeopardy violation.

We find, and the state concedes, that the dual conviction is a double jeopardy violation. We therefore reverse and remand for the trial court to vacate the conviction for the lesser offense of grand theft. See Pizzo v. State, 945 So.2d 1203 (Fla. 2006).

Reversed and Remanded.

POLEN, HAZOURI and CIKLIN, JJ., concur.

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PINEDA v. STATE
(Mar 18, 2009)