COATES v. STATE

No. 5D02-3673.

855 So.2d 223 (2003)

Ronald Jay COATES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Barbara C. Davis, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


MONACO, J.

There were a lot of odd things that happened in this case, but in the final analysis, each was properly addressed by the trial judge, and none require a reversal. Ronald J. Coates appeals the judgment and sentence that resulted in his conviction of first degree premeditated murder and a sentence of life imprisonment. He seeks a new trial.

The testimony at the jury trial reflected that after a series of altercations with the victim, Jeremy Welch...

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