RICHEEN PROPHETE
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 3d DCA | 2024-06-12
No. 2023-1199
Logue, C.J., Emas, J., Bokor, J., Miranda, J.
2024 FL 6946 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2024)

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Holding

A motion for new trial based on newly discovered evidence must satisfy the requirement that the defendant or counsel could not have known of the evidence through the use of diligence.


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[1] To obtain a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, a defendant must demonstrate that the evidence is of such character that the defendant or counsel could not have…

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Richeen Prophete appealed from a trial court decision in Miami-Dade County, seeking a new trial based on newly discovered evidence.…

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Opinion of the Court
Logue

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed June 12, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D23-1199 Lower Tribunal No. F02-24095 ________________

Richeen Prophete, Appellant,

vs.

The State of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Cristina Maria Miranda, Judge.

Law Offices of Michelle Walsh, P.A., and Michelle Walsh, for appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General and Magaly Rodriguez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LOGUE, C.J., and EMAS and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

2

Affirmed. See Wyatt v. State, 78 So. 3d 512, 527 (Fla. 2011) (setting forth standard to obtain a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, including requirement “that defendant or his counsel could not have known [of it] by the use of diligence” (internal quotation marks omitted)) (quoting Jones v. State, 709 So. 2d 512, 521 (Fla. 1998)); LaFlippe v. State, 49 Fla. L. Weekly D275 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 31, 2024) (same).


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