Charles v. State

Full title: CARLOS CHARLES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District

Date published: Jan 25, 2022

No. 5D21-960 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 25, 2022)

Opinion

5D21-960

01-25-2022

CARLOS CHARLES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Paula C. Coffman, of Law Office of Paula Coffman, Orlando, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Allison L. Morris, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County LT Case No. 2019-305530-CFDB, Raul A. Zambrano, Judge.

Paula C. Coffman, of Law Office of Paula Coffman, Orlando, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Allison L. Morris, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Davis v. State, 46 Fla.L.Weekly S361 (Fla. Dec. 2, 2021) (holding if defendant voluntarily chooses to allocute at sentencing hearing, sentencing court is permitted to consider defendant's freely offered statements, including those indicating failure to accept responsibility).

LAMBERT, C.J., HARRIS and WOZNIAK, JJ., concur.