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LOVE v. STATE

No. 4D06-785.

971 So.2d 280 (2008)

Robert LOVE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Anthony C. Musto, Special Assistant Public Defender, Hallandale Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Julie D. Lindahl and Diane F. Medley, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

GROSS, J.

Many criminal trials are like boxing matches, where the state and defense trade punches within defined rules of engagement. This case resembled an ultimate fighting video game, without rules, where the goal of each side was to win at any cost. Because of one fundamental error in the jury instructions and three prejudicial evidentiary errors, we reverse. See § 924.051, Fla. Stat. (2006).

Robert Love appeals five convictions — two...

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