Legal Opinion

Rich v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 16, 2002No. 3D00-134PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Bruce Rich appeals his conviction for the first degree murder of his parents. We affirm.

Defendant-appellant Rich argues that the trial court erred by admitting, over his objection, evidence regarding his financial difficulties. We conclude that the trial court’s ruling was within the court’s discretion under the circumstances of this case. Collier v. State, 681 So.2d 856, 858 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).

The defendant argues that the evidence was legally insufficient to support the convictions. We disagree and conclude that the case was properly submitted to the jury. State v. Law, 559 So.2d 187…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. LawSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. Archer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  4. Kibler v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  5. United States v. Carlos Tapia, Alfred Kennedy, Joseph PerezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Moses McCray v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2017

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