Legal Opinion

Daniels v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 27, 2016No. 4D14-3837Published

1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.

Appellant, a former corrections deputy, appeals his convictions for four counts of official misconduct, one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, and one count of culpable negligence. Appellant challenges the admissibility of certain evidence, the sufficiency of the evidence, and the jury verdict form. We find no merit in any of these issues, and, as such, we affirm.

The evidence during trial showed that appellant escorted an inmate from his cell to fight another inmate. A recorded jailhouse phone call made by a third inmate described the fight as it occurred. After the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. BlueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
  2. Castro v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Bird Woods v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
  4. Turner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
  5. Vantavia B. Jackson-Johnson v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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