DIAZ v. STATE

No. 95-2776.

686 So.2d 679 (1996)

Luis DIAZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosa C. Figarola, Miami, FL, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Harvey Ruvin, Miami, FL, for appellee.


Eight criminal informations were consolidated for purposes of trial and the defendant was convicted in seven cases. The trial court has granted an evidentiary hearing with respect to two of the cases because the victims in those cases recanted their identification of the defendant. The court has denied an evidentiary hearing with respect to the remaining five cases. The state apparently relied upon a joint identification theory for conviction.

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