Legal Opinion

Oscar E. Castanon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 30, 2014No. 4D12-4025PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion fob Rehearing En Banc

2Per curiam

We deny the motion for rehearing en banc, withdraw our previously issued opinion and substitute the following in its place.

Appellant challenges his conviction for burglary on the grounds that the court admitted prejudicial statements regarding threats he made against the victims. He also claims that the court erred in overruling an objection to the prosecutor’s closing argument where the prosecutor asked the jury to improperly speculate on the facts. On both issues, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in overruling the objections.

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3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  2. Merck v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  3. Ward v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  4. Stancle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  5. Hildwin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2011

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4Cited by3 opinions

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  3. Richard Summerall v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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