{"id":613,"date":"2020-10-20T09:24:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=613"},"modified":"2026-01-08T08:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:40:47","slug":"florida-court-discusses-the-admission-of-evidence-in-criminal-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-the-admission-of-evidence-in-criminal-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses the Admission of Evidence in Criminal Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Florida-Court-Admission-of-Evidence-in-Criminal-Matters-300x169.png\" alt=\"Florida Court Discusses the Admission of Evidence in Criminal Matters\" width=\"430\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Florida-Court-Admission-of-Evidence-in-Criminal-Matters-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Florida-Court-Admission-of-Evidence-in-Criminal-Matters-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Florida-Court-Admission-of-Evidence-in-Criminal-Matters-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Florida-Court-Admission-of-Evidence-in-Criminal-Matters-1000x563.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Florida-Court-Admission-of-Evidence-in-Criminal-Matters-213x120.png 213w, https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Florida-Court-Admission-of-Evidence-in-Criminal-Matters.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In many criminal cases, the State lacks direct evidence that the defendant committed a crime. Thus, in such instances, the State will rely on circumstantial evidence to build a case against the defendant. While circumstantial evidence is generally admissible, it must bear a connection to either the defendant or the charged offense, and irrelevant evidence that is improperly admitted may lead the jury to issue an unjust verdict. This was shown in a recent Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/florida\/third-district-court-of-appeal\/2020\/3d18-0980.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">case<\/a> in which the defendant was convicted of multiple crimes due to a glove found in his sister\u2019s van several days after the alleged criminal acts. If you are charged with a crime, it is important to know your rights, and you should speak with a knowledgeable Tampa criminal defense attorney as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Alleged Crime and Trial <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is reported that two men broke into the home of the victim, held her at gunpoint, and ransacked her house. The victim was then struck in the head with a gun and shot. After the perpetrators left, she went to a nearby salon and called 911. During the course of the investigation of the crime, the defendant was named as a suspect, and the victim identified the defendant as the man who shot her. He was then charged with attempted second-degree murder and numerous other offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, there was no direct evidence linking the defendant to the crime. Prior to trial, the defendant moved to suppress evidence of a glove that was found in a van owned by his sister, which was one of the only pieces of evidence that could potentially implicate him. The court denied the motion, and the defendant was found guilty on all charges. He then appealed, arguing in part that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-the-admission-of-evidence-in-criminal-matters\/#more-613\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many criminal cases, the State lacks direct evidence that the defendant committed a crime. Thus, in such instances, the State will rely on circumstantial evidence to build a case against the defendant. While circumstantial evidence is generally admissible, it must bear a connection to either the defendant or the charged offense, and irrelevant evidence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defenses","category-evidence"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Evidence Rules in Florida Criminal Cases<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how courts decide what evidence juries see and when bad evidence gets dropped, so you can better fight your charges.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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