SCHWARZ v. STATE

No. 95-3171.

695 So.2d 452 (1997)

Jessica SCHWARZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn H. Mitchell, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, Judge.

Jessica Schwarz was charged with second degree murder, as well as child abuse and other offenses, after her ten year old stepson, Andrew, was found dead in the family pool. She waived her right to a jury trial on the murder charge, which was severed from the other charges, and was found guilty of second degree murder by the court. We affirm her conviction.

We address two issues: whether there was sufficient evidence for a conviction, and whether...

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