Legal Opinion

ALVIN DUNBAR v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 1, 2017No. 4D13-3255PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Small, Lisa, Associate Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for robbery. He raises four grounds to reverse his conviction and remand for a new trial: (1) the trial court committed reversible error in admitting the lead detective’s testimony that he spoke to the victim’s homeless shelter case manager who verified that the victim was employed and regularly drug tested; (2) the trial court committed fundamental error in giving the standard jury instruction 3,10, which implied the possibility of a light sentence; (3) the trial court committed reversible error in sentencing the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Lucas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. Carter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  4. Szuba v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  5. Kendrick v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. KEVIN JOSEPH v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  2. BRANDON HINCK v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  3. KEVIN JOSEPH v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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