Noel v. State
Noel v. State
Opinion of the Court
Appellant, Leon J. Noel, Jr., was charged, tried by jury, and found guilty of second-degree murder of his wife. The trial court sentenced appellant to six months to fifteen years in the state penitentiary.
Appellant raises two points on this timely appeal. The first point is whether the trial court erred in permitting the state to introduce into evidence in its case in chief photographs of the victim taken at the medical examiner’s office. We find that the photographs were relevant and material to prove the state’s case. The appellant had given certain pretrial statements to the investigating officer to the effect that he had shot his wife in self-defense. See State v. Wright, Fla.1972, 265 So.2d 361. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s ruling as to point one.
As to point two, appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to rein-
Accordingly, the judgment and sentence are
Affirmed.
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