Legal Opinion

Walden v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 16, 2011No. 4D09-401PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPolen, J.

Appellant seeks review of his conviction and sentence for attempted second-degree murder with a firearm. Appellant raises three issues on appeal, but we write only to address his argument that the trial court erred in admitting testimony about the shooting and death of another individual during the same incident. We agree with the State that the subject testimony was inextricably intertwined, and affirm.

Appellant was charged with attempted first-degree murder with a firearm. The charge arose from a fight at an apartment complex, during which Justin Matthews was shot. Justin identified…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. Jent v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  4. Henry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  5. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Walden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  2. Quinten Walden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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