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State v. Richardson

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Oct 22, 1993
625 So. 2d 967 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

Opinion

Nos. 92-2013, 92-2014.

October 22, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County; John H. Adams, Sr., Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Nancy Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Mark E. NeJame, of NeJame Hyman, P.A., Orlando, for appellee, David Lee Richardson.

Scott L. Sterling, Orlando, for appellee, Gary Levan Rivers.


The state has appealed an order granting defendants a new trial after their convictions for possession and delivery of cocaine. The trial judge concluded that his own conduct deprived the defendants of a fair trial. After studying the record, we are perplexed by his conclusion that his order on the motion in limine had anything to do with the "red truck" evidence or that it was ambiguous, confusing or misleading in that regard. We further question how Richardson and Rivers could have reasonably expected the in limine ruling would keep the red truck evidence out of the trial. Nevertheless, the lower court's discretion in this context is extremely broad. See Baker v. State, 336 So.2d 364, 371 (Fla. 1976). Accordingly, we affirm.

HARRIS, C.J., and GRIFFIN and DIAMANTIS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Richardson

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Oct 22, 1993
625 So. 2d 967 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
Case details for

State v. Richardson

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. DAVID LEE RICHARDSON AND GARY LEVAN…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Oct 22, 1993

Citations

625 So. 2d 967 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)