CASTELLANOS v. STATE

No. 77-888.

367 So.2d 259 (1979)

Frank CASTELLANOS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 13, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Paul Morris, Asst. Public Defender and Rory Stein, Legal Intern, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Steven R. Jacob, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HAVERFIELD, C.J., PEARSON, J., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM.

The single issue presented by the defendant is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. The defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of third degree murder. The only claimed error is the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal. The motion was made at the close of the State's case and at the close of all the evidence.

A close review of the record in the light of the briefs shows that the motions were properly...

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