4D07-3893-Sanders v. State*

State: Florida

Court: Florida Southern District Court

Docket No: 4D07-3893.op

Case Date: 11/12/2009

Plaintiff: 4D07-3893-Sanders

Defendant: State*

Preview:DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FOURTH DISTRICT

July Term 2009
BENJAMIN SANDERS,
Appellant,
v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
No. 4D07-3893
[November 12, 2009]
STEVENSON, J.
Benjamin Sanders timely appeals his convictions for one count of first-degree felony murder and four counts of attempted armed robbery. We affirm.
The testimony at trial reflects that Sanders and his codefendant, Rufus Young, were identified as the two armed gunmen who tried to rob a group of men socializing in a front yard in Broward County. Specifically, Sanders approached the group and demanded money, and when one man responded that he had no money, a struggle ensued, resulting in Sanders firing several shots, one hitting and killing Santos Salgado. Sanders was indicted by a grand jury with one count of first

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