Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 16, 1990No. 89-1930PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Judge.

Ulysses Johnson appeals his judgment and sentence for two counts of sexual battery. He contends that the trial court erred in refusing to grant his motion for judgment of acquittal on one count of sexual battery, in excluding testimony relating to the victim’s drug use, and in refusing to instruct the jury on his voluntary intoxication defense. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

DENIAL OF JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL

The victim of this offense attended a birthday party at Ace’s Juke Joint and Bar. When the party disbanded at approximately 3:00 a.m., she was approached by Johnson…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Buford v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Richardson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Guzman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  2. Bratcher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Nova v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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