GEORGES RICHARDSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Appellant, Georges Richardson, timely appeals his judgment and sentence after a jury found him guilty of a lesser included offense, robbery. On appeal, Richardson argues that the trial court erred in admitting a video tape into evidence. We disagree and affirm.

Background

Richardson was arrested and charged with the armed robbery of a cell phone store; The robbery occurred on July 15, 2013. Prior to trial, Richardson filed a motion in limine, arguing that the trial court should exclude a video tape from a nearby doughnut shop showing Richardson at the doughnut shop just prior to the robbery.…