State v. Sims
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtPadovano, J.
This is an appeal by the state from an order granting a post-verdict motion for judgment of acquittal. We agree with the trial court’s conclusion that the circumstantial evidence of identity was insufficient to support the defendant’s convictions. Accordingly, we affirm.
The defendant was charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The shooting incident that gave rise to these charges was preceded by a confrontation in a park earlier in the day. Five men were playing basketball when the defendant and Tar-ranee…
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