Legal Opinion

Sustakoski v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 24, 2008No. 4D07-255PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.

Convicted of being a principal to burglary of a structure, appellant contended that he had no intent to engage in a burglary. He claims that the state failed to introduce evidence inconsistent with his reasonable hypothesis of innocence, namely that he did not intend to engage in a burglary. We affirm, as the state introduced compe*307tent substantial evidence inconsistent with his hypothesis of evidence, when viewed in a light most favorable to the state. We also affirm his sentence over his objection that the state failed to prove that he qualified as a violent career criminal.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. State v. LawSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  4. State v. HearnsSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  5. Darling v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Monroe v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  5. SINCLAIR T. HUNTER v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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