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State v. Fontaine

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 16, 2007No. 4D05-3772PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

955 So.2d 1248 (2007)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

David FONTAINE, Appellee.

No. 4D05-3772.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 16, 2007.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Diane F. Medley, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

William B. Richbourg, Pensacola, for appellee.

2Per curiam

The state appeals a downward departure sentence for appellant's conviction for aggravated child abuse. The trial court departed on two grounds. As competent substantial evidence supported the trial court's finding that the capacity of the defendant to appreciate the…

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3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Banks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. State v. AyersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  3. Staffney v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. State v. SilverDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  5. State v. CooperDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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4Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. WatermanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  2. State v. GainesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Musur Monique Wallace v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  4. State v. KelleherDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  5. State v. JohnsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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