Joswick v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Joswick v. State

458 So. 2d 408, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2319, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 15764

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided November 7, 1984·No. No. 83-2445·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Although we believe the better practice would have been to allow the appellant the privilege of reserving his opening statement until after the state had rested, we find no prejudicial or reversible error in the trial court’s decision not to do so. Hawkins v. State, 199 So.2d 276 (Fla.1967), vacated in part, 408 U.S. 941, 92 S.Ct. 2857, 33 L.Ed.2d 765 (1972). We also find no error in the admission of photographs of the deceased victim.

Accordingly, the judgment and sentence of the trial court are affirmed.

ANSTEAD, C.J., and DELL and WALDEN, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

Although we believe the better practice would have been to allow the appellant the privilege of reserving his opening statement until after the state had rested, we find no prejudicial or reversible error in the trial court’s decision not to do so. Hawkins v. State, 199 So.2d 276 (Fla.1967), vacated in part, 408 U.S. 941, 92 S.Ct. 2857, 33 L.Ed.2d 765 (1972). We also find no error in the admission of photographs of the deceased victim.

Accordingly, the judgment and sentence of the trial court are affirmed.

ANSTEAD, C.J., and DELL and WALDEN, JJ., concur.

Joswick v. State, 458 So. 2d 408, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2319, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 15764 (Fla. Ct. App. 1984).

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