Legal Opinion

Roque Gavilla v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 25, 2015No. 4D14-850PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

. PER CURIAM.

Roque Gavilla (“appellant”) appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of trafficking in marijuana in an amount exceeding twenty-five pounds. He argues two issues on appeal. First, appellant asserts that his motion for judgment of acquittal should have been granted due to insufficient evidence. Second, he argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for not calling a witness at trial. We affirm on both issues, but write to address the second issue concerning appellant’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

Generally, appellate courts do not consider claims of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  2. Desire v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Bradberry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mathis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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