Brown v. State
| Decision Date | 05 February 1988 |
| Citation | 520 So.2d 583 |
| Parties | Brown (Michael Anthony) v. State NO. 71,246 |
| Court | Florida Supreme Court |
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Wilson v. State
... ... We find no reversible error as to Issue I. As to Issue II, we find no abuse of discretion. See sections 90.203-.206, Florida Statutes (1989); Brown v. State, 513 So.2d ... 213, 214 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), cause dism., 520 So.2d 583 (Fla.1988). On Issue IV, concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, we find the evidence supporting Appellant's convictions is competent and substantial. Davis v. State, 569 So.2d 1317, 1318 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990); ... ...
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State v. Storer
... ... State, 418 So.2d 1223, 1225 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982), has permitted it on the basis that an accused may show his or her innocence by proof of the guilt ... of another. That view has been adopted by the First District in Brown v. State, 513 So.2d 213, 215 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), dismissed, 520 So.2d 583 (Fla.1988): ... While most cases generally involve the offer of similar fact evidence by the prosecution against a defendant in a criminal case, there is nothing in the language of [section 90.404(2)(a), ... ...
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Rivera v. State
... ... State, 418 So.2d 1223, 1225 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982), has permitted it on the basis that an accused may show his or her innocence by proof of the guilt of another. That view has been adopted by the First District in Brown v. State, 513 So.2d 213, 215 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), dismissed, 520 So.2d 583 (Fla.1988): ... While most cases generally involve the offer of similar fact evidence by the prosecution against a defendant in a criminal case, there is nothing in the language of [section 90.404(2)(a), Florida Statutes ... ...
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Estano v. State, 91-1808
... ... Id ... For the most part, similar fact evidence is a tool of the prosecution. However, there is nothing in the language of section 90.404(2) precluding use of similar fact evidence by a defendant in a criminal case. Brown v. State, 513 So.2d 213, 214-15 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), dismissed, 520 So.2d 583 (Fla.1988). In other words, "a defendant may introduce similar fact evidence of other crimes ... for exculpatory purposes if relevant." State v. Savino, 567 So.2d 892, 893 (Fla.1990); Rivera v. State, 561 So.2d 536, ... ...