DONALDSON v. STATE (2021)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Dolphus DONALDSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D19-2175

Decided: October 06, 2021

Before LINDSEY, HENDON and BOKOR, JJ.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Manuel Alvarez, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Gabrielle Raemy Charest-Turken, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Abaunza v. State, 278 So. 3d 207, 210 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019) (explaining that standard of review is limited to whether trial court's conclusion is supported by competent substantial evidence); Barron v. State, 217 So. 3d 1088, 1091 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017) (noting that under section 394.918(3), Fla. Stat., as amended in 2014, a trial court is authorized to “weigh and consider” conflicting evidence in a probable cause hearing under the Sexually Violent Predators Act).

PER CURIAM.

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