OVERTON v. STATE

No. AL-23.

429 So.2d 722 (1983)

Thomas OVERTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melanie Ann Hines, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of his conviction of armed robbery, after trial by jury, entry of final judgment and sentence to ninety-nine years in prison. The trial judge reserved jurisdiction over one-third of the sentence for parole review purposes. We affirm.

Overton complains that it was error to disallow testimony concerning his exculpatory statements made immediately upon apprehension as those statements fall within the res gestae exception...

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