MAURICE REGINALD PICKETT, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Dunn v. State, 206 So. 3d 802 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016)
  …nds that it produced evidence that contradicted Dunn’s claim of self-defense and presented sufficient evidence to send the case to the jury. We agree and affirm. We review an order denying a motion for judgment of acquittal de novo. Jones v. State, 4 So. 3d 687, 688 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009). If the State has presented competent evidence to establish every element of the crime, then judgment of acquittal is improper. State v. Odom, 862 So. 2d 66, 69 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). Thus, the appropriate inquiry on appeal is…
• McCRAY v. State, 171 So. 3d 831 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015)
  …hysical altercation with McCray. The trial court denied the motion, and McCray was found guilty of tampering with a victim or witness. The appropriate standard of review on a motion for judgment of acquittal is the de novo standard. Jones v. State, 4 So. 3d 687, 688 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009). If the State has presented competent evidence to establish every element of the crime, then judgment of acquittal is improper. State v. Odom, 862 So. 2d 56, 59 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). Under Florida law, tampering with a witnes…
• Hebert v. State, 25 So. 3d 612 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009)
  …2004). In contrast, the State’s evidence of specific intent is lacking with respect to the second theory. Mere evidence of incompetent construction work is not enough to establish specific intent to commit grand theft. See generally Jones v. State, 4 So. 3d 687, 689 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009). Here, because the State presented legally sufficient evidence with respect to one of the two alternative theories of guilt, we affirm appellant’s conviction for grand theft. [*614] “[Reversal is not warranted” where the jur…

Authorities Cited

• Mahlard K. Boyd v. State, 912 So. 2d 26 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)