OTERO PEREZ v. STATE (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Lester OTERO-PEREZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D24-2207

Decided: August 13, 2025

Before SCALES, C.J., and MILLER, and GOODEN, JJ.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Amy Weber, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Daniel Colmenares, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Appellant Lester Otero-Perez appeals his conviction and sentence for the sale of cocaine and the possession of a place for the sale of a controlled substance. He alleges the trial court abused its discretion by admitting hearsay statements and records from Sunbiz.org. Finding the trial court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm. See Bearden v. State, 161 So. 3d 1257, 1263 (Fla. 2015) (“Generally, a trial court's ruling on the admissibility of evidence will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.”).

Affirmed.

PER CURIAM.

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