Legal Opinion

Charles v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 13, 1996No. 95-1732PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KLEIN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery with a firearm and appeals, arguing that prejudicial error occurred when the prosecutor elicited the detective’s opinion that defendant had been evasive when telling his version of what had happened. We affirm.

The following colloquy occurred when a detective, who had gone to the scene of the crime immediately thereafter and interviewed a number of people, was being questioned by the prosecutor:

Q. (The Prosecutor): Now, Detective Jones, in your job as a detective, I assume you’ve had to deal with a number of different people and individuals,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  3. Capehart v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  4. Farley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  2. Shannon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  3. Mansfield v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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