Legal Opinion

Poller v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 7, 2001No. 3D99-3250Published

1Per curiam

Troy Poller appeals his convictions for sexual battery with a deadly weapon or force, armed kidnapping, armed robbery, and armed carjacking. He characterizes the case against him as having depended entirely on the testimony of a previously convicted codefendant, Allems Victor. See Victor v. State, 774 So.2d 722 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). Even if that were true (which it is not), “[wjhile the testimony of an accomplice should be closely scrutinized and received with great caution, it is competent and may be sufficient to convict an accused. The credibility of a witness lies exclusively within the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lynch v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
  2. Darby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  3. Victor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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