Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 13, 1999No. 98-2194PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
743 So.2d 141 (1999)
Jeffrey SMITH, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-2194.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
October 13, 1999.
Jeffrey H. Garland of Kirschner & Garland, P.A., Fort Pierce, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Debra Rescigno, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
KLEIN, J.
Appellant was convicted of kidnaping, burglary of a dwelling with a battery, and sexual battery with threat of force. We reverse because the trial court erred in admitting evidence that he was involved in other similar crimes.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Castro v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
- Audano v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Acevedo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Dortch v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- Preciose v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
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