Legal Opinion

Bessman v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 28, 1972No. 71-824PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PEARSON, Judge.

Appellant brings for review his conviction for aggravated assault and his sentence to eighteen months in prison. Two points are presented: (1) The evidence is insufficient to establish an intentional assault. (2) The trial court erred in sustaining the state’s objection to a question on cross-examination of a state’s witness. We affirm.

The evidence is clearly sufficient to establish the general intent required. See McCullers v. State, Fla.App. 1968, 206 So. 2d 30. Appellant’s reliance upon the rule applied in Munday v. State, Fla.App. 1971, 254 So.2d 33 is unavailing because no…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Davis v. Ivey and EstesSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  2. Bryan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1899
  3. McCullers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  4. Capitoli v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  5. Harris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Webb v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  2. Wooten v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Cox v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  4. Monroe County v. New Port Largo, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  5. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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