STATE v. HULL

No. 2D05-3296.

933 So.2d 1279 (2006)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. John Harrington HULL, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard E. Macdonald, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

Christina C. Mesa, Tampa, for Appellee.


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

The State charged John Harrington Hull with aggravated battery. The circuit court ordered the prosecution dismissed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(c)(4) based on Hull's claim that he acted in self-defense. We reverse.

One night in July 2003, Brad Bess was intoxicated and tried to gain entry to an apartment under the mistaken belief that he lived there. Hull opened the door and stepped out. He blocked the doorway and...

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