Legal Opinion

Goggins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 16, 2017No. CASE NO. 1D16-1216PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.

Appellant, Marcus Goggins, appeals his convictions and sentences for use of another person’s identification without consent and grand theft and raises three issues, only one of which merits discussion and reversal. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting collateral act evidence where the evidence showed only his propensity to commit bad acts. We agree and, therefore, reverse Appellant’s convictions and sentences and remand.

The charges against Appellant in this case were filed after someone opened a cell phone account in the name of a woman living in West Virginia without…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bozeman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  2. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Harden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  4. Pratt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
  5. Vernon Bernard Moss v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Kelly Lamont Whisby v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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