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Supreme Court of Florida· 5/23/2002

Cox v. State

Citations

  • 819 So. 2d 705
  • 2002 WL 1027308

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  • concluding that the prosecutor misstated the law where the prosecutor told the jury during voir dire that “if the evidence in aggravation outweighs the evidence in mitigation, the law says that you must recommend that Mr. Cox die”
  • holding that evidence of prior violent felonies was properly admitted where “witnesses tersely related the crimes committed against them, and each was able to do so without any emotional display,” and prior offenses did not become a central feature of penalty phase
  • concluding that the State’s discovery violation did not materially hinder the defendant’s trial preparation where the defense’s theory of the case was just as viable after the challenged testimony as it was prior to the introduction of the testimony
  • explaining that “[a]s no prejudice resulted from the State's discovery violation, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant a mistrial” (citation omitted)
  • finding no abuse of discretion by trial court’s denial of motion for mistrial after witness stated that the defendant already had two sentences of life imprisonment because the jury was aware that the defendant was incarcerated at the time of the events in question
  • finding no abuse of discretion by trial court’s denial of motion for mistrial after witness stated that the defendant already had two sentences of life imprisonment because the jury was aware that the defendant was incarcerated at the time of the events in question

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Judges: Per Curiam

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