Charles v. State

Full title: Carlos CHARLES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Date published: Jan 25, 2022

332 So. 3d 1125 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)

Opinion

Case No. 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.

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, 332 So.3d 970 (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.