EARLY v. STATE

Case No. 1D15-316.

223 So.3d 1023 (2017)

Stephen Lamont EARLY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Opinion filed March 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Thomas , Public Defender, and Pamela D. Presnell , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Matthew Pavese and Robert Lee , Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Appellant raises four issues in this direct appeal from his conviction and sentence for the second-degree murder of Quinton Epps with a weapon, a knife. After careful consideration, we affirm the conviction and sentence, and write only to address Appellant's two arguments asserting (1) Stand Your Ground immunity and (2) common-law self-defense...

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