Legal Opinion

Neal v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 12, 1997No. 96-1115PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWRENCE, Judge.

Ronnie Maurice Neal (Neal) appeals his convictions and sentence, arguing that the evidence of his crimes is insufficient, and that his sentencing scoresheet is calculated incorrectly. We affirm Neal’s convictions, and reverse for resentencing upon a correctly calculated scoresheet.

A jury found Neal guilty of attempted armed robbery with a firearm, kidnapping with a firearm, and first-degree murder. These crimes were committed on May 19, 1995, in Escambia County. The record contains competent substantial evidence to support the jury’s verdicts. Peterka v. State, 640 So.2d 59…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peterka v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  2. Bush v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  3. Dortch v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gibson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Ching v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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