Mattera v. State

BERANEK, Judge.

These consolidated cases involve two robberies, one occurring on May 11, 1980, at Geppetto’s Tail of the Whale Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, and the other occurring on May 21, 1980, at a Howard Johnson’s in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. Both robberies were committed by a white male with a northeastern accent wearing a stocking mask. The second robbery was accomplished with the use of a gun. The appellant was charged with both robberies and in each case the prosecution filed a notice of intent to offer evidence of a collateral offense and the appellant filed a motion in limine to…