Legal Opinion

Calderon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 8, 1999No. Nos. 99-1229, 99-1225PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEVIN, Judge.

Pedro Calderon and Pedro Verdura appeal judgments of convictions asserting that the trial court abused its discretion in denying their trial severance motions. Calderon also seeks to vacate his violent career criminal sentence.

We affirm the judgments of convictions finding no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s denial of defendants’ severance motions. See Richardson v. Marsh, 481 U.S. 200, 107 S.Ct. 1702, 95 L.Ed.2d 176 (1987); Smith v. State, 699 So.2d 629 (Fla.1997); McCray v. State, 416 So.2d 804 (Fla.1982). However, the state properly concedes that the trial court must…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. McCray v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  4. State v. MeyersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  5. Simboli v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. Turner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Jackson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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