Scruggs v. State

Apr 14, 1999
No. 98-1052
Reporters:
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Before:
Chavies
PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Christopher Scruggs, appeals his conviction and sentence for ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‍second degree murder following a non-jury trial. He first claims that the evidence supported no more than a manslaughter conviction. ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‍The trial court, sitting as the trier of fact, made findings which were based on significantly conflicting evidence, and thus, ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‍we are precluded from re-weighing the evidence. As there was substantial competent evidence to support the judgment of conviction, ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‍we affirm. See Crockham v. State, 723 So.2d 355, 356 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). We also affirm as to all other issues ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‍raised.

AFFIRMED.

WARNER, SHAHOOD, JJ., and CHAVIES, MICHAEL B., Associate Judge, concur.