Wilson v. State of Florida

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: August 27, 2025
• Docket: 1D2024-0387
• Status: Published

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2024-0387 _____________________________

FRANKIE MILTON WILSON,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Coleman Lee Robinson, Judge.

August 27, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Brown v. State, 300 So. 3d 332, 333 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (citing State v. Smith, 573 So. 2d 306, 318 (Fla. 1990) (“[R]eputation evidence [of the victim] may be relevant to reflect the defendant’s state of mind, but specific act evidence is not relevant.”); King v. State, 286 So. 3d 850, 856 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019) (citations omitted) (“A trial court should rarely, if ever, grant a motion for judgment of acquittal on the issue of intent because proof of intent usually consists of the surrounding circumstances of the case.”).

LEWIS, ROWE, and BILBREY, JJ., concur. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Victor D. Holder, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Miranda L. Butson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.