Legal Opinion
Roberts v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 20, 2009No. 5D08-1362PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.
Jarrord Roberts appeals the denial of his requested jury instruction on the independent act doctrine. Finding no error, we affirm.
Roberts was charged, as a codefendant, with the first-degree murder of Diana Miller, attempted first-degree murder of James Miller, robbery of Diana Miller and/or James Miller with a firearm, and kidnapping of Sheila Miller. The charges arose from events that transpired at the Villages in Marion County, Florida.
Sheila Miller was residing with her parents, James and Diana Miller, when she invited Renaldo McGirth 1 to visit her while she convalesced from an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lovette v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Dell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Barfield v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- Rodriguez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bradley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
- Rodriguez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- Deontrez Levon Kitt v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- Johnny L. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- Brown v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2020
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