Legal Opinion

Corbett v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 27, 2013No. 2D11-3936PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Judge.

Darren Corbett appeals his convictions for kidnapping and robbery with a deadly weapon. Based on the analysis that follows, we affirm his convictions. We write to explain our rejection of Corbett’s arguments regarding the admission of Williams1 rule evidence and a scrivener’s error in the information.

I. Background

Corbett was charged with committing the offenses of kidnapping, sexual battery, and robbery with a deadly weapon against his ex-girlfriend, Jane Doe,2 on November 27, 2008. The State filed a notice of intent to introduce Williams rule evidence that Corbett committed…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. Drake v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. McWatters v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
  4. McCray v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2011
  5. Delhall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. ROBERT NEWBY v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. Vernon Bernard Moss v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  3. Koe v. Citizens Property Insurance Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  4. Roland Long v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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