Cardali v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

The opinion previously filed in this cause, on November 6, 1996, is withdrawn and the following is substituted in its stead.

The defendant appeals his convictions and sentences for second-degree murder and kidnapping. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Regarding issue number one, the trial court properly admitted the prior consistent statement. In our view the defendant’s extensive cross-examination of the witness (the former co-defendant) regarding his plea agreement amounted to an “implied charge against him of improper influence, motive, or recent fabrication,” §…