JAMES STHUBIN,
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,

Fla. 3d DCA | 2023-10-25
No. 2022-0093
Logue, C.J., Scales, J., Gordo, J., Miranda, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2023)

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Holding

The existence of contradictory or conflicting testimony does not warrant a judgment of acquittal because the weight of evidence and credibility of witnesses are questions solely for the jury.


Headnotes

[1] Conflicting or contradictory testimony at trial does not warrant judgment of acquittal on appeal, as the weight of evidence and credibility of witnesses are questions exc…

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“The existence of contradictory, conflicting testimony or evidence 'does not warrant a judgment of acquittal because the weight of the evidence and the witnesses' credibility are questions solely for the jury.'”

Court's statement of applicable law regarding treatment of conflicting testimony on appeal

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James Sthubin appealed his conviction from Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. The record contained contradictory or conflicting testimony regarding the …

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Opinion of the Court
Logue

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed October 25, 2023. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D22-0093 Lower Tribunal No. F19-17802 ________________

James Sthubin, Appellant,

vs.

The State of Florida, Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Cristina M. Miranda, Judge.

Jarlens B. Princilis, for appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Sandra Lipman, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before LOGUE, C.J., and SCALES and GORDO, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. State v. Shearod, 992 So. 2d 900, 903 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008) (“The existence of contradictory, conflicting testimony or evidence ‘does not

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2 warrant a judgment of acquittal because the weight of the evidence and the witnesses' credibility are questions solely for the jury.’”) (quoting Fitzpatrick v. State, 900 So. 2d 495, 508 (Fla. 2005)).

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