Legal Opinion

Darby v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 23, 1999No. 98-3206PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtAntoon, C.J.

James Darby appeals his convictions which were imposed by the trial court after a jury found him guilty of committing *1070several crimes including armed robbery, shooting into a building, and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. Finding no merit in any of his claims of reversible error, we affirm Mr. Darby’s convictions and sentences.

Mr. Darby raises three claims of trial error. First, he argues that the trial court abused its discretion by threatening the state’s main witness, Mr. Darby’s accomplice in the charged robbery, with contempt if he refused to testify against Mr. Darby as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jent v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  3. Lackos v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. Hardy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  5. Hankerson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Trainor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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