Case Name: Tyquil Tava DAWSON and Antwan Carr, Appellants, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-01-26
Citations: 750 So. 2d 728
Docket Number: Nos. 3D99-196, 3D99-177
Parties: Tyquil Tava DAWSON and Antwan Carr, Appellants, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and FLETCHER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 750
Pages: 728–729

Head Matter:
Tyquil Tava DAWSON and Antwan Carr, Appellants, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. 3D99-196, 3D99-177.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jan. 26, 2000.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Gonzalo Alberto Gayoso and Ivy R. Ginsberg, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellants.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Michael J. Neimand and Consuelo Maingot, Assistant Attorneys General, and Meredith L. West and Oliver Gilbert, Certified Legal Interns, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and FLETCHER, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In this consolidated appeal, defendants who were tried together appeal from judgments of conviction for armed robbery. We affirm.
"It is well settled in Florida that a person may be identified as the perpetrator of a crime solely by means of voice recognition." Weinshenker v. State, 223 So.2d 561, 563 (Fla. 3d DCA 1969). This is particularly true when, as in this case, the facial features of the assailant are covered by a mask. See State v. Fischer, 387 So.2d 473, 476 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980). Here, the victims testified that they recognized the masked defendants' voices because the defendants frequented the store and were known to the victims.
AFFIRMED.