HERBERT GOODMAN, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• State v. Williams, 776 So. 2d 1066 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)
  …ed the defense motion for judgment of acquittal. The jury found Williams guilty of third degree murder. Before sentencing, Williams filed a renewed motion for judgment of acquittal, which the trial court granted on the authority of Lester v. State, 737 So. 2d 1149 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999). To review the defendant’s motion, the trial court was required to view the facts in the light most favorable to the state to see if they established a prima facie case of guilt. See, e.g., Thomas v. State, 743 So. 2d 1190, 1192…

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• Lovy House v. State, 831 So. 2d 1230 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002)
  …he fatal collision. Consequently, “[t]he State did not prove that the grand theft and the homicide bore a sufficient connection ‘in point of time, place, or causal relationship’ to support” House’s conviction of third-degree murder. Lester v. State, 737 So. 2d 1149, 1152 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999) (quoting Allen, 690 So. 2d at 1334). The State argues that grand theft is a continuing offense and that the theft of the Intrepid began right before House grazed Brown’s vehicle. We agree with the Fourth District’s sound re…
• Santiago v. State, 874 So. 2d 617 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004)
  …ances beginning with the felony and ending with the murder.” House, 831 So. 2d at 1232 (citing Parker). If there is a break in the chain of events between the felony and the killing, the felony murder rule does not apply. See House; Lester v. State, 737 So. 2d 1149, 1151 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999); Allen. Santiago contends that the verdict rendered by the jury clearly shows that the jury rejected Polanco’s testimony and accepted Santiago’s testimony that the men were buying cannabis from a third party. Santiago argue…

Authorities Cited

• E.A. v. State, 599 So. 2d 251 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992)
• Rodriguez v. State, 622 So. 2d 1084 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993)