Case Name: Gary CONEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2018-07-25
Citations: 251 So. 3d 324
Docket Number: No. 3D17-2282
Parties: Gary CONEY, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before EMAS, FERNANDEZ and LINDSEY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 251
Pages: 324–325

Head Matter:
Gary CONEY, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D17-2282
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Opinion filed July 25, 2018
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Christina L. Dominguez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before EMAS, FERNANDEZ and LINDSEY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Rodriguez v. State, 609 So.2d 493, 499 (Fla. 1992) (noting: "It is well settled that the specific legal ground upon which a claim is based must be raised at trial and a claim different than that raised below will not be heard on appeal"); Steinhorst v. State, 412 So.2d 332, 338 (Fla. 1982) (holding: "In order for an argument to be cognizable on appeal, it must be the specific contention asserted as legal ground for the objection, exception, or motion below"); Black v. State, 367 So.2d 656, 657 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979) (same). See also Overton v. State, 801 So.2d 877, 900-01) (Fla. 2001) (discussing evidentiary principle of "opening the door", premised on notions of fairness and truth-seeking function of a trial).