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James v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 10, 2000
784 So. 2d 452 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 3D99-2161

Opinion filed May 10, 2000. Certification Denied July 5, 2001.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Ellen L. Leesfield, Judge, L.T. No. 98-28312.

Eric M. Cohen, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Margaret A. Brenan, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, LEVY, and FLETCHER, JJ.


Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences claiming that (1) the State improperly vouched for the credibility of its witnesses, (2) the trial court improperly admitted testimony related to similar act evidence, (3) the trial court improperly admitted a prior consistent statement of a witness, (4) the trial court improperly denied defendant's motion for new trial relating to an alleged breach of a court order, (5) defendant's trial counsel was ineffective, thereby prejudicing the defendant, (6) the State improperly suggested that the defendant was obligated to introduce a police report into evidence by objecting when defense counsel questioned a police officer about the report, and (7) the defendant was improperly sentenced.

In view of the fact that we find that all of appellant's arguments lack merit, we affirm the convictions and sentences in all respects.


Summaries of

James v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 10, 2000
784 So. 2d 452 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)
Case details for

James v. State

Case Details

Full title:DERRICK JAMES, Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: May 10, 2000

Citations

784 So. 2d 452 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)