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Perez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 22, 1990
561 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 89-2269.

May 22, 1990.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Stanley Goldstein, J.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Carl L. Masztal, Special Asst. Public Defender, and Rhonda Anne Anderson, for appellant.

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

Before COPE, GERSTEN and GODERICH, JJ.


Appellant, Ramon Perez, appeals his conviction for conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. We affirm.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the evidence: (1) was insufficient to show that he conspired to traffic in cocaine; and (2) supported his hypothesis of innocence.

The rule in reviewing the denial of a judgment of acquittal is to construe all facts, inferences, and conclusions against the movant. Lynch v. State, 293 So.2d 44 (Fla. 1974). Since a conspiratorial agreement can be inferred from circumstantial evidence indicative of an overall plan, LaPolla v. State, 504 So.2d 1353 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987), and a jury is not required to accept or believe a defendants testimony or theory of defense, see Perez v. State, 517 So.2d 106 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987), we affirm appellant's conviction.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Perez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 22, 1990
561 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

Perez v. State

Case Details

Full title:RAMON PEREZ, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: May 22, 1990

Citations

561 So. 2d 1265 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

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