Baker v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Mario Baker appeals his conviction for felony battery1 raising three issues. First, Mr. Baker argues that the trial court should have granted his motion for judgment of acquittal because neither the evidence presented nor the allowable inferences from that evidence were sufficient to sustain a conviction for battery. Second, Mr. Baker claims, citing Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004), that his Sixth Amendment confrontation right was violated when the trial court allowed into evidence an audio tape recording of the 911 call the victim…