OTIS FRANK WILLIAMS, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Special v. W. Boca Med. Ctr., 160 So. 3d 1251 (Fla. 2014)
  …6)); see also State v. Price, 491 So. 2d 536, 536-37 (Fla.1986) (“A third person’s attempt to influence a witness is inadmissible on the issue of the defendant’s guilt unless the defendant has authorized the third party’s action.”); Manuel v. State, 524 So. 2d 734, 735 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988) (noting that testimony concerning witness intimidation is admissible “provided the attempt was with the authority, consent, or [*1262] knowledge of the defendant”).2 It is admissible because it is “evidence of a consciousnes…

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• Nevil McDonald Lopez v. State, 716 So. 2d 301 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998)
  …shown to be attributable to the defendant, either directly or by way of a third party acting on behalf of the defendant, they are admissible as evidence of the defendant’s guilt. See Koon v. State, 513 So. 2d 1253, 1256 (Fla.1987); Manuel v. State, 524 So. 2d 734, 735 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988); see also State v. Price, 491 So. 2d 536 (Fla.1986); Coronado v. State, 654 So. 2d 1267, 1269 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). Second, as stated by the majority, “even if the defendant is not implicated, ‘[t]he fact that a witness has be…

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• Coronado v. State, 654 So. 2d 1267 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995)
  …fendant or with a defendant’s knowledge is relevant to an attempt to suborn perjury since it indicates a desire to evade prosecution and is evidence of consciousness of guilt. See Knotts v. State, 533 So. 2d 826 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988); Manuel v. State, 524 So. 2d 734 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). Although appellant maintains that there is no proof that Harbaugh knew of the threat, that is belied by Har- [*1270] baugh’s very reluctance to name his employer. There is no merit to this argument. Appellant also argues that t…

Authorities Cited

• Griffith v. Kentucky, 479 U.S. 314 (U.S. 1987)
• Allen v. Hardy, 478 U.S. 255 (U.S. 1986)