ALEXIS VILA PERDOMO,
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
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Competent substantial evidence supported the conviction for conspiracy to commit kidnapping or murder where co-conspirator testimony established Perdomo's involvement in recruiting participants, corroborated by cell phone records and other trial evidence.
[1] To establish criminal conspiracy under Florida law, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant agreed, conspired, combined, or confederated with an…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed November 17, 2021. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D19-2475 Lower Tribunal No. F18-6687D ________________
Alexis Vila Perdomo, Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida, Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Miguel M. de la O, Judge.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Manuel Alvarez, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before EMAS, LOGUE and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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Alexis Vila Perdomo appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal following the close of evidence in a jury trial. Perdomo was convicted of conspiracy to commit kidnapping or murder, or both, and sentenced to fifteen years in prison for his involvement in a kidnapping plot that culminated in the brutal murder of Camilo Salazar. When ruling on a motion for judgment of acquittal, the trial court must determine whether the evidence adduced at trial, when viewed in a light most favorable to the State, would allow a rational trier of fact to find “the existence of the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” Bush v. State, 295 So. 3d 179, 201 (Fla. 2020). “Generally, a conviction that is supported by competent substantial evidence will be affirmed.” Baxter v. State, 318 So. 3d 601, 603 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021), review denied, SC21-335, 2021 WL 3073278 (Fla. July 20, 2021).
To prove a criminal conspiracy, the State was required to show beyond a reasonable doubt that Perdomo agreed, conspired, combined, or confederated with another person or persons to commit an offense. See § 777.04(3), Fla. Stat. (2011). Perdomo asserts that there was no competent substantial evidence of a preexisting agreement to kidnap the victim. We disagree. The State presented testimony from a co-conspirator that evidenced Perdomo was involved in recruiting participants for the
Affirmed.
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