Moncus v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtConner, J.
Richard Moncus appeals his conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He claims the trial court erred in admitting evidence of his post-arrest conduct and in finding a witness competent to testify. Moncus also argues the trial court erred in allowing the State to enter into evidence certified copies of prior convictions without requiring the State to prove he is the same person named in the prior judgments. We affirm on the first two issues without comment. We also affirm on the last issue but write to clarify that the burden of proof needed to establish the admissibility of…
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