MELENDRES v. STATE

No. 98-1338.

739 So.2d 1237 (1999)

Nelson MELENDRES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Diaz, Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Douglas J. Glaid, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Nelson Melendres, a Miami-Dade police officer, was convicted of "perjury committed during official proceedings" following an incident where he improperly altered his time sheet1 and then made false statements concerning the alteration during a police internal affairs investigation. We find that the conviction was supported by sufficient evidence, and affirm.

We disagree with Melendres's contention that his sworn statement...

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