Ronald Smith v. State of Florida

The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for first degree murder with a deadly weapon. He raises four, issues. We find no merit in any of them and affirm. We write only to address the hearsay issue raised. , ,

The grand jury indicted the defendant for first degree murder with- a deadly weapon. The first trial resulted in a mistrial. The second trial resulted in the defendant’s conviction.

The evidence established that the defendant and victim lived together from 2002 until her death in December 2007. In November 2007, the defendant fired a gun at the victim. The victim’s neighbor…