DORSEY v. STATE

No. 4D12-3891.

149 So.3d 144 (2014)

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied November 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Peggy Natale , 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.


PER CURIAM.

Thomas Dorsey ("defendant") appeals his conviction and sentence on two counts of manslaughter. Because we find the jury instructions given at trial regarding Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law created fundamental error, we reverse and remand for a new trial.1

This is defendant's second appeal. The facts adduced from defendant's second trial are nearly identical to the facts of defendant's first trial, as detailed in...

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