Case Name: John H. GAFFORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-03-15
Citations: 427 So. 2d 1088
Docket Number: No. AL-9
Parties: John H. GAFFORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 427
Pages: 1088–1088

Head Matter:
John H. GAFFORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. AL-9.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 15, 1983.
Marlin M. Feagle, Lake City, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
WIGGINTON, Judge.
We affirm the judgment and sentence, and find no error in the trial court's denial of Gafford's motion for judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting the state's motion for joinder/consolidation; there was no Bruton violation where Gafford's own statement was as inculpatory as that of his codefendant. See Damon v. State, 397 So.2d 1224 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). Also, the evidence was entirely sufficient to establish Gafford's specific intent to participate in the crime. AFFIRMED.
BOOTH and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.
. Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 88 S.Ct. 1620, 20 L.Ed.2d 476 (1968).