Legal Opinion

Gould v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 3, 2018No. Case No. 5D17-684PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtEdwards, J.

Appellant, Racheal Gould, appeals her convictions for conspiring to traffic and trafficking in twenty-eight grams or more of cocaine. She argues that the court erred by (1) denying her motion for judgment of acquittal as there was insufficient evidence of a conspiracy and (2) allowing speculative testimony from a police officer that interpreted and explained her actions as consistent with the behavior of others involved in drug deals. Gould also described several events that occurred during her jury trial, which she claims constitute ineffective assistance of counsel that led to her…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ashenoff v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  2. Fernandez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Sheriff v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. McCants v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. Gray v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Israel Mendoza v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2025

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