L.X.A., A JUVENILE
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA
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A juvenile appellant challenged the admissibility of evidence regarding uncharged crimes in their prosecution. The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that evidence of uncharged crimes that are inextricably intertwined with the charged crime is admissible under Florida law.
The court affirmed the admission of evidence of uncharged crimes that are inseparable from or inextricably intertwined with the charged crime, as such evidence is relevant and admissible under Florida Statute section 90.402 when necessary to adequately describe the charged deed.
[1] Evidence of uncharged crimes is admissible under Florida law when it is inseparable from or inextricably intertwined with the crime charged, including when necessary to a…
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Opinion filed June 26, 2024. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
________________ No. 3D23-1566 Lower Tribunal No. 23-360 ________________ L.X.A., a juvenile,
Appellant,
vs.
The State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Orlando A. Prescott, Judge. Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Jennifer Thornton, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin, Chief Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before SCALES, LINDSEY and LOBREE, JJ. PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Griffin v. State, 639 So. 2d 966, 968 (Fla. 1994) (“[E]vidence of uncharged crimes which are inseparable from the crime charged, or evidence which is inextricably intertwined with the crime charged, is . . . admissible under section 90.402 [of the Florida Statutes] because ‘it is a relevant and inseparable part of the act which is in issue . . .
. [I]t is necessary to admit the evidence to adequately describe the deed.’”) (quoting Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 404.17 (1993 ed.)); see also Beckman v. State, 230 So. 3d 77, 84 (Fla. 3d DCA (2017) (“Evidence is inextricably intertwined if the evidence is necessary to (1) ‘adequately describe the deed[];’ (2) provide an intelligent account of the crime(s) charged; (3) establish the entire context out of which the charged crime(s) arose; or (4) adequately describe the events leading up to the charged crime(s).”) (quoting Dorsett v. State, 944 So. 2d 1207, 1213 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006) (en banc)).
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- Beckman v. State, 230 So. 3d 77 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)