Legal Opinion

R.D.H. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 16, 2011No. 4D10-241Published

1Opinion of the CourtPolen, J.

Appellant, R.D.H., challenges his conviction entered after trial on an amended juvenile petition. We affirm and write only to address appellant’s argument that the trial court abused its discretion in sequestering appellant’s mother.

Appellant was charged with resisting or obstructing two officers without violence. Before trial, over defense counsel’s objec*255tion, the trial court granted the State’s request to sequester appellant’s mother (a state witness) with the other witnesses, prior to her testimony. Because the mother was not excluded from the courtroom during any portion of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. L.B. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. J.R. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. L.E.D. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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