Maqueira v. State

Full title: Jesus MAQUEIRA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Date published: Oct 4, 2017

229 So. 3d 418 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

Opinion

No. 3D16–1976

10-04-2017

Jesus MAQUEIRA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Joanne Diez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Joanne Diez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before ROTHENBERG, C.J., and SALTER and SCALES, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. McMillian v. State, 214 So.3d 1274, 1287 (Fla. 2017), and Crossley v. State, 596 So.2d 447, 450 (Fla. 1992) (orders regarding consolidation and severance under Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.150 and 3.152 are reviewed for an abuse of discretion); Spencer v. State, 645 So.2d 377, 381–82 (Fla. 1994) (crimes separated by a substantial lapse of time can be causally related when "they all stem from the same underlying dispute and involve the same parties"); Brunner v. State, 683 So.2d 1129, 1131 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996) (affirming denial of motion to sever count charging aggravated stalking, "which occurred on dates prior to the murder," with count charging first degree murder).