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217 So. 3d 128

Chiarenza v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2017-03-08

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 2019

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Relies on 787 So. 2d 747 - Stephens v. State · 803 So. 2d 613 - Card v. State · Walker v. State

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Decided 2017-03-08

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PER CURIAM.

¶1We affirm Appellant John Chiarenza’s conviction for aggravated assault. The jury’s verdict is supported by competent, substantial evidence of each element of the crime. Walker v. State, 957 So.2d 560, 577 (Fla. 2007). Further, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the admission of Chiarenza’s preferred expert. Rodriguez v. State, 413 So.2d 1303, 1304 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). Nor did the trial court abuse its discretion by denying Chiaren-za’s requested special “defense theory of the case” jury instruction. While the trial court, in its discretion, certainly could have given the defense’s special instruction (Card v. State, 803 So.2d 613, 624 (Fla. 2001)), the standard instructions given to the jury fully covered Chiarenza’s defense theories. Stephens v. State, 787 So.2d 747, 755-56 (Fla. 2001).

¶2Affirmed.

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