{"id":411,"date":"2019-03-25T23:12:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T03:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarasotacriminalattorneyblog.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2024-08-29T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:27:56","slug":"court-explains-the-evidentiary-concept-of-opening-the-door-in-florida-criminal-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarasotadefenseattorney.com\/blog\/court-explains-the-evidentiary-concept-of-opening-the-door-in-florida-criminal-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Explains the Evidentiary Concept of “Opening the Door” in Florida Criminal Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Florida, the law affords a person suspected of a crime certain rights and protections. For example, the State is prohibited from introducing evidence of bad acts that are not related to the offense charged against a criminal defendant at trial, unless an exception to the rule applies. Recently, a Florida appellate court upheld<\/a>\u00a0a conviction where the defendant \u00a0was convicted of solicitation to commit murder, finding that the trial court did not err in permitting evidence of bad acts under the evidentiary principle of \u201copening the door.\u201d If you are charged with solicitation to commit murder or any other violent crime in Sarasota, it is important to retain the services of a skilled Sarasota criminal defense attorney who will work vigorously to preclude any evidence that should not be admitted against you.<\/p>\n

The Defendant\u2019s Alleged Criminal Acts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allegedly, the defendant\u2019s boyfriend approached the police and advised them that the defendant intended to kill her husband. The boyfriend agreed to be an informant for the police. Subsequently, the police recorded conversations between the defendant and her boyfriend and between the defendant and an undercover police officer, who the defendant believed was a hit man. The undercover officer agreed to kill the defendant\u2019s husband. The police then faked a crime scene and informed the defendant that her husband was murdered. The defendant was ultimately charged with solicitation to commit first degree murder. Due to various issues, the defendant ultimately underwent three trials.<\/p>\n

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