Joseph v. State

Appellant appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and aggravated battery of an individual over sixty-five years of age, claiming that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal. We find the trial court did not err, and we affirm appellant’s conviction and sentence.

On Christmas Eve in 2006, Fort Lauder-dale police responded to a residence where they found Elois Joseph, appellant’s father, dead from three stab wounds to his back. Appellant’s mother, Marie Joseph, was battered and found completely covered in blood. Around the same time, a neighbor saw appellant…