POWER

v.

FLORIDA

Citator

Cited By (12 total)

• Gudinas v. State, 693 So. 2d 953 (Fla. 1997)
  …h swiftly and decisively by issuing a curative instruction. Because a “motion for mistrial should be granted only when it is necessary to ensure that the defendant receives a fair trial,” Power v. State, 605 So. 2d 856, 861 (Fla.1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 1037, 113 S.Ct. 1863, 123 L.Ed.2d 483 (1993), we find that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in denying Gudinas’ motion for mistrial. Denial of Motion in Limine Gudinas claims the trial court erroneously denied his motion in limine which ave…
• Henyard v. State, 689 So. 2d 239 (Fla. 1996)
  …cert. denied, - U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 1118, 130 L.Ed.2d 1081 (1995); Preston v. State, 607 So. 2d 404, 410 (Fla.1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 999, 113 S.Ct. 1619, 123 L.Ed.2d 178 (1993); Power v. State, 605 So. 2d 856, 864-65 (Fla. 1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 1037, 113 S.Ct. 1863, 123 L.Ed.2d 483 (1993). . Henyard made three; independent confessions to law enforcement officers on the day after the Lewis children were murdered. At the suppression hearing, the trial court deemed all three of Henyard's statemen…
• Merck v. State, 664 So. 2d 939 (Fla. 1995)
  …perly responded to this statement by not drawing attention to it. The trial court was well within its discretion to determine that the statement did not prevent Merck from having a fair trial. Power v. State, 605 So. 2d 856 (Fla.1992), cert, denied, 507 U.S. 1037, 113 S.Ct. 1863,123 L.Ed.2d 483 (1993). [*942] In issue 4, Merck asserts that the failure on the part of Detective Nestor to keep as evidence a pair of khaki pants located during the search of the vehicle abandoned by Merck and his companion after t…