Anthony Darnell Powell v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJanuary 27, 2021
Docket1D20-0820
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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NO. 1D20-0820
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ANTHONY DARNELL POWELL,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County.
W. Joel Boles, Judge.
January 27, 2021
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Manuel v. State, 16 So. 3d 833, 835 (Fla. 1st
DCA 2005) (β[D]irect evidence of intent is rare, and intent is
usually proven through inference, βa trial court should rarely, if
ever, grant a motion for judgment of acquittal on the issue of
intent.ββ) (quoting Washington v. State, 737 So. 2d 1208, 1215 (Fla.
1st DCA 1999)).
ROWE, OSTERHAUS, and LONG, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Maria Ines Suber,
Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Julian E. Markham,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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