Legal Opinion

Ramsammy v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 11, 2010No. 4D08-2028PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.

The issue presented is whether there was sufficient evidence presented to sustain a conviction of murder in the second degree. We find there was not sufficient evidence, and we reverse for the trial court to grant a judgment of acquittal.

In January 2000, Annette Rabino disappeared without a trace. Her body has never been found, and there was never any physical evidence of her demise. Before her disappearance, Annette lived with appellant and their then six-year-old son, Ryan. Annette, at the same time, was having an affair with a neighbor, Ronald Per-saud. Appellant reported her disappearance…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. State v. LawSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  4. Sochor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  5. Crain v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Guinan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Garcia v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  3. Goraya v. Secretary, DOC (Lee County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2021

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