Garcia v. State

The defendant argues that the trial court should have granted his motion for judgment of acquittal as to the charge of first degree murder. Specifically, he contends that the state presented insufficient evidence of premeditation. We disagree and affirm.

We present the evidence in the light most favorable to the state. Pagan v. State, 830 So.2d 792, 803 (Fla.2002). The victim’s daughter Cristina testified that the defendant and the victim began a relationship several months before the murder. The victim also was in a relationship with the man who owned the trailer in which she lived. The…