Chapman v. State
Chapman v. State
Opinion of the Court
Delbert W. Chapman [“Chapman”] appeals his judgment and sentence for the crimes of first-degree felony murder, burglary with firearm and two counts of armed robbery.
Chapman makes three claims of error. First, he contends that the trial court erroneously denied his motion for judgment of acquittal because the State failed
Chapman also claims that the trial court’s failure to give an independent acts instruction
Last, Chapman complains that part of the videotaped record of his interrogation was improperly shown to the jury. He raises fifteen instances where the court erroneously refused to redact dialogue deemed by Chapman to be prejudicial. Whether to admit or reject any portion of a statement rests within the sound discretion of the trial court. Pausch v. State, 596 So.2d 1216, 1219 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992). We find no merit to Chapman’s complaint about the passages in question, much less do we see any abuse of discretion.
AFFIRMED.
. Florida Standard Jury Instruction (Crim.) 3.04(h).
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