Rico Johnson v. State of Florida

Rico Johnson seeks review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Johnson v. State , 215 So.3d 644 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017), on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicts with the decision of this Court in Evans v. State , 177 So.3d 1219 (Fla. 2015). The issue before this Court is whether a witness who identifies the defendant's voice could establish a prior special familiarity with the defendant's voice during an ongoing investigation. As explained below, we hold that the testifying witness's requisite prior special familiarity with the defendant's voice can be acquired…