Knight v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Knight v. State

537 So. 2d 165, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 192, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 111, 1989 WL 1340

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedJanuary 13, 1989

DocketNo. 87-1309

StatusPublished

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Knight v. State, 537 So. 2d 165, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 192, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 111, 1989 WL 1340 (Fla. Ct. App. 1989).

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to convict him of second degree murder relying solely on Hernandez Ramos v. State, 496 So.2d 837 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). We find material differences between the evidence in this case and in Hernandez Ramos. Here, there was testimony of a recent prior threat of appellant to kill the victim. There was no prior threat in Hernandez Ramos, recent or otherwise. Also, unlike this case, there was testimony in Hernandez Ramos, corroborated by a state’s witness, that the victim in that case initiated a fight during which appellant was prevented from leaving by friends of the victim. We find the evidence in this case sufficient to submit to a jury. We also reject appellant’s second point as without merit.

AFFIRMED.

CAMPBELL, C.J., and DANAHY and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to convict him of second degree murder relying solely on Hernandez Ramos v. State, 496 So.2d 837 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). We find material differences between the evidence in this case and in Hernandez Ramos. Here, there was testimony of a recent prior threat of appellant to kill the victim. There was no prior threat in Hernandez Ramos, recent or otherwise. Also, unlike this case, there was testimony in Hernandez Ramos, corroborated by a state’s witness, that the victim in that case initiated a fight during which appellant was prevented from leaving by friends of the victim. We find the evidence in this case sufficient to submit to a jury. We also reject appellant’s second point as without merit.

AFFIRMED.

CAMPBELL, C.J., and DANAHY and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur.

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537 So. 2d 165, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 192, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 111, 1989 WL 1340, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/knight-v-state-fladistctapp-1989.

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