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Croom v. State, Case No. 1D09-1605 (Fla. App. 4/9/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)

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JOSHUA RAJA CROOM, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-1605. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed April 9, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Hon. Nickolas P. Geeker, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Tallahassee for Appellant. Bill Mc Collum, Attorney General, and Giselle Denise Lylen, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee for Appellee. HAWKES, C.J. Appellant (the Defendant) was convicted of Aggravated Assault By Threat With Firearm. In this appeal, he challenges his conviction claiming (1) the trial court committed fundamental error when it charged the jury using an instruction that contained the language “and/or”; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting unauthenticated evidence; and (3) the trial court abused its discretion in Page 2 determining the State’s witnesses did not violate the rule of sequestration...continue to full post

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