Carey v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Chief Judge.
We affirm Appellant’s convictions and sentences for murder and robbery with a deadly weapon. It was not an abuse of discretion for the trial court to exclude the testimony of a defense witness.
*978The incidents giving rise to these charges occurred in 1994, when several masked gunmen entered Michelle Brownlee’s home and fired multiple shots, killing the victim, James Black. The people inside the home were helping the victim “cook” cocaine. The state produced several witnesses to establish that Appellant was the gunman who fired the fatal shot, and who also organized this murder…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Blanco v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- State v. SavinoSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Wasko v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- Traina v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Cohen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
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- Nieves v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003