Case Name: James Grover SIMMONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-12-20
Citations: 687 So. 2d 1318
Docket Number: No. 94-807
Parties: James Grover SIMMONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH and WOLF, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 687
Pages: 1318–1320

Head Matter:
James Grover SIMMONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-807.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 20, 1996.
Rehearing Denied March 14, 1997.
Joel Hirschhom and Brian H. Bieber, Coral Gables, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Daniel A. David, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This cause is before us on appeal from Appellant's convictions and sentences for first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery. We have considered the issues raised relating to jury selection, Appellant's motion for change of venue, Appellant's motion for judgment of acquittal, and Appellant's sentences, and find no basis for reversal. Regarding James Burney's competence to testify, even if this issue was properly preserved for appellate review, which it was not, we conclude that no error occurred, based on this court's decision in Simmons v. State, 683 So.2d 1101 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996).
AFFIRMED.
BOOTH and WOLF, JJ., concur.
BENTON, J., dissents with written opinion.