Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 15, 2011No. 2D10-230Published

1Per curiam

Affirmed. See Rosa v. State, 58 So.3d 900, 902 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011) (declining to apply merger rule as set forth in Brooks v. State, 918 So.2d 181 (Fla.2005), because the evidence showed that the child victim suffered several acts of violence); Dorsey v. State, 942 So.2d 983, 985 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006) (holding that Brooks did not apply because the evidence suggested the child had suffered multiple acts of abuse during the eight-hour period he was with the defendant).

SILBERMAN, KELLY, and LaROSE, JJ., Concur.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  2. Dorsey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Rosa v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011