James Clark v. State of Florida
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
WARNER, J.. In appealing his conviction for DUI manslaughter, appellant raises multiple issues, mainly dealing with the use of a police officer as an expert in accident reconstruction, as well as the trial court’s failure to grant a challenge for cause to a juror and improper closing argument by the State. These errors were-not properly preserved before the trial court arid do not constitute fundamental error, thereby requiring affirmance of the conviction and sentence. ■ ■ . . ¡ . ■
The accident giving rise to the charges occurred one evening on Yamato Road in Palm Beach County, a four-lane…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- State v. SchoppSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- McDuffie v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
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