Metayer v. State

This appeal arises from a triple shooting in Broward County, which left one person dead and two wounded. Markinsey Me-tayer appeals his conviction for first degree murder. Of the several issues he raises for reversal, we find that only one has merit.1 We hold that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of a firearm and ammunition found in appellant’s mother’s house six months after the shooting incident, because there was no evidence linking these items to the crime.

The tragic shooting incident occurred in a Broward County home in the early morning hours of July 22, 2007.…