Frankie Milton Wilson, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee. (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Frankie Milton Wilson, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D2024-0387

Decided: August 27, 2025

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Victor D. Holder, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Miranda L. Butson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Affirmed. See Brown v. State, 300 So. 3d 332, 333 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020) (citing State v. Smith, 573 So. 2d 306, 318 (Fla. 1990) (“[R]eputation evidence [of the victim] may be relevant to reflect the defendant's state of mind, but specific act evidence is not relevant.”); King v. State, 286 So. 3d 850, 856 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019) (citations omitted) (“A trial court should rarely, if ever, grant a motion for judgment of acquittal on the issue of intent because proof of intent usually consists of the surrounding circumstances of the case.”).

Per Curiam.

Lewis, Rowe, and Bilbrey, JJ., concur.

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