Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Florida Criminal Law Opinions

Criminal Law

: Florida Criminal Law Opinions

Michael Richard ANDERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 1D08-1243

By admin

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Michael Richard ANDERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 1D08-1243. Dec. 12, 2008. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Terry D. Terrell, Judge. Michael R. Rollo of Michael R. Rollo, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Charlie McCoy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. *1 Appellant was charged by a one-count information with tampering with evidence in violation of section 918.13(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2007). Following a trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of attempted tampering with evidence. For purposes of this case, the elements of the offense of tampering with evidence are that (1) ?knowing that … an investigation by a … law enforcement agency … is pending or is about to be instituted,? (2) appellant ?destroy[ed], conceal[ed], or remove[ed] any … thing with the purpose to impair its … availability in such … investigation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Opinions on December 12, 2008 (boomark / email).