Legal Opinion

Croom v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 9, 2010No. 1D09-1605PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHawkes, C.J.

Appellant (the Defendant) was convicted of Aggravated Assault By Threat With Firearm. In this appeal, he challenges his conviction claiming (1) the trial court committed fundamental error when it charged the jury using an instruction that contained the language “and/or”; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting unauthenticated evidence; and (3) the trial court abused its discretion in determining the State’s witnesses did not violate the rule of sequestration. We affirm the conviction and write only to address the trial court’s use of the “and/or” language in its jury…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. DelvaSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. Garzon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  4. Farina v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  5. Victorino v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Joyner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  2. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. M.A.L. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  4. Dempsey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  5. Josephs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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