Rose v. State

Tiffany Rose [“Rose”] appeals her judgment and sentences for attempted robbery with a firearm and aggravated assault (firearm) after a jury trial. We find merit only in her claim of error in failing to grant her motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of the State’s case with respect to the attempted robbery with a firearm count.

At trial, the State’s principal witness was the victim. She testified that on July 24, 2009, her doorbell rang. She saw a woman at the door, and she stepped outside to see what the woman wanted. The woman said, “we’re lost” and “[w]e’re trying to find Palatka.”…