VILLAR v. STATE

No. 82-2399.

441 So.2d 1181 (1983)

Troy Phillip VILLAR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Gulkin of Varon, Bogenschutz, Williams & Gulkin, P.A., Hollywood, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler Rossin, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


BERANEK, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction of second degree murder on two grounds, both related to admissibility of evidence. We affirm. Evidence of a collateral crime was admissible in this case as it was relevant to negate appellant's theory of self-defense. See Williams v. State, 110 So.2d 654 (Fla. 1959). Furthermore, we find no error in the admission of appellant's oral statements made at the detention center....

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