PETERSON v. STATE

No. 1D07-3943.

983 So.2d 27 (2008)

Zack PETERSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anabelle Dias of Anabelle Dias Associates, P.A., Tallahassee, for Petitioner.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Philip W. Edwards, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


KAHN, J.

Petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition to review an order denying his motion to dismiss based on the statutory immunity established by section 776.032(1), Florida Statutes (2006). We deny the petition and hold that a criminal defendant claiming protection under the statute must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she is immunized from prosecution. Here, the trial court applied the correct standard.

The State charged petitioner...

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