MAQUEIRA V. STATE

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed October 4, 2017. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D16-1976 Lower Tribunal No. 13-3225 ________________ Jesus Maqueira, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Richard L. Hersch, Judge. Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Joanne Diez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before ROTHENBERG, C.J., and SALTER and SCALES, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. McMillian v. State, 214 So. 3d 1274, 1287 (Fla. 2017), and Crossley v. State, 596 So. 2d 447, 450 (Fla. 1992) (orders regarding consolidation and severance under Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.150 and 3.152 are reviewed for an abuse of discretion); Spencer v. State, 645 So. 2d 377, 381-82 (Fla. 1994) (crimes separated by a substantial lapse of time can be causally related when “they all stem from the same underlying dispute and involve the same parties”); Brunner v. State, 683 So. 2d 1129, 1131 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996) (affirming denial of motion to sever count charging aggravated stalking, “which occurred on dates prior to the murder,” with count charging first degree murder). 2

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