DORSEY v. STATE

No. 4D09-1940.

74 So.3d 521 (2011)

John Thomas DORSEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melanie Dale Surber , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

The defendant, John Dorsey, appeals his convictions for two counts of second degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and carrying a concealed firearm. His charges arose from a confrontation at a high school "keg" party that ended in tragedy—the loss of two young lives. We affirm the defendant's convictions for the weapons charges. However, after reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, we conclude that...

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