Legal Opinion

Santana v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 27, 1988No. 88-34PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal by the defendant Esteban Santana from judgments of conviction and sentences for (1) second-degree murder and (2) unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony which were entered below based on adverse jury verdicts. The defendant raises a multitude of points on appeal, none of which presents reversible error; we, accordingly, affirm.

First, the evidence of guilt in this case, although circumstantial, was sufficient to send the case to the jury on the crimes as charged in the information. See Heiney v. State, 447 So.2d 210, 211 (Fla.), cert. denied, 469…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Johnson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Heiney v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. Ruffin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  5. Andrews v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Irving v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  2. Irving v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. Santana v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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