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Skinner v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Mar 1, 1985
468 So. 2d 271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 84-1309.

March 1, 1985.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Polk County, Edward F. Threadgill, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and David Dwiggins, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Ann Garrison Paschall, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


Appellant seeks review of his conviction of first-degree murder and robbery and his sentence to life imprisonment. We affirm.

Appellant argues the evidence is insufficient to show his intent to commit premeditated murder as required under section 782.04, Florida Statutes (1984). Upon a careful review of the record, we find there is sufficient evidence from which the jury verdict of first-degree murder may be sustained. See Hitchcock v. State, 413 So.2d 741 (Fla. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 960, 103 S.Ct. 274, 74 L.Ed.2d 213 (1982).

Accordingly, we affirm appellant's conviction and sentence.

SCHEB, A.C.J., and OTT and CAMPBELL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Skinner v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Mar 1, 1985
468 So. 2d 271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

Skinner v. State

Case Details

Full title:JAMES DARREN SKINNER, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Mar 1, 1985

Citations

468 So. 2d 271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

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