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Guzman v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Mar 20, 1990
558 So. 2d 501 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-882.

March 20, 1990.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Margarita Esquiroz, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Clayton R. Kaeiser, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and BASKIN, JJ.


Leonardo Guzman appeals a judgment of conviction and sentence entered after a jury found him guilty of two counts of armed kidnapping and one count of attempted armed kidnapping. We affirm.

Appellant argues that the State's witness was not credible and that his testimony was insufficient to sustain the conviction. His contentions do not warrant reversal. Resolution of conflicts in testimony is the province of the jury, Welty v. State, 402 So.2d 1159 (Fla. 1981); Perry v. State, 200 So. 525, 146 Fla. 187 (1941), whose function includes weighing the credibility of the witnesses, Padgett v. State, 82 So.2d 372 (Fla. 1955); Randolph v. State, 526 So.2d 931 (Fla. 1st DCA), review denied, 536 So.2d 245 (Fla. 1988); Pope v. State, 458 So.2d 327 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), review denied, 462 So.2d 1108 (Fla. 1985).

Substantial competent evidence in the record supports the jury's verdict. Rose v. State, 425 So.2d 521 (Fla.), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 909, 103 S.Ct. 1883, 76 L.Ed.2d 812 (1982); Fernandez v. State, 328 So.2d 508 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 341 So.2d 1081 (Fla. 1976); Donnell v. State, 326 So.2d 256 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Guzman v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Mar 20, 1990
558 So. 2d 501 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

Guzman v. State

Case Details

Full title:LEONARDO GUZMAN, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Mar 20, 1990

Citations

558 So. 2d 501 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

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