PER CURIAM.
We affirm Valdes's conviction for criminal mischief pursuant to section 806.13, Florida Statutes (1985), because proof of the value of the property damage is not, as Valdes contends, an essential element of the crime. Consequently in order to sustain a conviction the state needed only to prove that Valdes willfully or maliciously damaged another's property. § 806.13(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1985). While damage to property is an essential element of the...
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