Simmons v. State of Florida

FIRST D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2023-2952
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A NTHONY TYRONE SIMMONS,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA ,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson County.
Ana Maria Garcia, Judge.
November 12, 2025
P ER C URIAM.
A FFIRMED. See Joseph v. State, 336 So. 3d 218, 236 (Fla. 2022)
(“Because the allegations in [the] motion would not constitute
sufficient grounds to support a new trial, we conclude that the trial
court 	did 	not 	abuse 	its 	discretion 	in 	denying 	the 	motion 	to
interview jurors.”).
B ILBREY , KELSEY , and LONG, JJ., concur.

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Not 	final 	until 	disposition 	of 	any 	timely 	and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Kathryn Lane, Assistant
Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
James 	Uthmeier, 	Attorney 	General, 	and 	Robert 	Charlie 	Lee,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.