DORIAN HINKSON vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed November 6, 2019. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D17-940 Lower Tribunal No. 11-33207 ________________ Dorian Hinkson, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Victoria R. Brennan, Judge. Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and James A. Odell, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Jeffrey R. Geldens, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before LOGUE, SCALES, and GORDO, JJ. LOGUE, J. The Defendant, Dorian Hinkson, raises multiple issues regarding the trial court’s evidentiary rulings during his trial. “An appellate court will not disturb the trial court’s determination that evidence is relevant and admissible absent an abuse of discretion.” Gosciminski v. State, 132 So. 3d 678, 693 (Fla. 2013); see Poole v. State, 151 So. 3d 402, 414 (Fla. 2014) (“This Court recognizes the broad discretion granted to trial courts in determining the relevance of evidence; such a determination will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.”). After reviewing the record and the transcripts, we find no abuse of discretion by the trial court. Affirmed. 2

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