Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Cardona v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 20, 2002No. 5D01-3438Published

1Concurrence

SHARP, W., J.

concurring specially.

I agree this case should be affirmed. But, I also think it is important to state the reasons for affirming.

Cardona was convicted of false imprisonment without a weapon, improper exhibition of a deadly weapon, and exposure of his sexual organs,1 after he attacked Zvosec (the victim in this case), on the Rollins College campus. On appeal, Car-dona argues that the testimony of two state witnesses, Calandra and Raymond, were erroneously admitted as Williams Rule evidence.2 In my view, the facts established at trial and the law support the trial court’s…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. United States v. Carl BenedettoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  3. Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  4. Zack v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  5. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981

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