Case Name: John CHIARENZA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2017-03-08
Citations: 217 So. 3d 128
Docket Number: No. 3D15-122
Parties: John CHIARENZA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SUAREZ, C.J., and WELLS and SCALES, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 217
Pages: 128–128

Head Matter:
John CHIARENZA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D15-122
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Opinion filed March 8, 2017
Weisberg Kainen Mark, PL, and Dennis G. Kainen; Benedict P. Kuehne, P.A., and Benedict P. Kuehne, Michael T. Davis and Susan Dmitrovsky, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Jeffrey R. Geldens, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SUAREZ, C.J., and WELLS and SCALES, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm Appellant John Chiarenza's conviction for aggravated assault. The jury's verdict is supported by competent, substantial evidence of each element of the crime. Walker v. State, 957 So.2d 560, 577 (Fla. 2007). Further, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the admission of Chiarenza's preferred expert. Rodriguez v. State, 413 So.2d 1303, 1304 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). Nor did the trial court abuse its discretion by denying Chiaren-za's requested special "defense theory of the case" jury instruction. While the trial court, in its discretion, certainly could have given the defense's special instruction (Card v. State, 803 So.2d 613, 624 (Fla. 2001)), the standard instructions given to the jury fully covered Chiarenza's defense theories. Stephens v. State, 787 So.2d 747, 755-56 (Fla. 2001).
Affirmed.