Maqueira v. State, 3D16–1976

• Decision Date: 04 October 2017
• Docket Number: No. 3D16–1976,3D16–1976
• Citation: 229 So.3d 418 (Mem)
• Parties: Jesus MAQUEIRA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
• Court: Florida District Court of Appeals

229 So.3d 418 (Mem)

Jesus MAQUEIRA, Appellant,

v.The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D16–1976

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed October 4, 2017

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Joanne Diez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before ROTHENBERG, C.J., and SALTER and SCALES, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. McMillian v. State, 214 So.3d 1274, 1287 (Fla. 2017), and Crossley v. State, 596 So.2d 447, 450 (Fla. 1992) (orders regarding consolidation and severance under Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.150 and 3.152 are reviewed for an abuse of discretion); Spencer v. State, 645 So.2d 377, 381–82 (Fla. 1994) (crimes separated by a substantial lapse of time can be causally related when "they all stem from the same underlying dispute and involve the same parties"); Brunner v. State, 683 So.2d 1129, 1131 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996) (affirming denial of motion to sever count charging aggravated stalking, "which occurred on dates prior to the murder," with count charging first degree murder).