WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. 1D17-1978.

276 So.3d 461 (2019)

Darnell Perkins WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 15, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Thomas , Public Defender, and Danielle Jorden , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Steven Edward Woods , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


In 2014, Darnell Perkins Washington was charged with attempted second-degree murder, following a shooting that took place during an altercation with his mother's boyfriend. Washington claimed that he acted in self-defense and moved to dismiss the charge under Florida's Stand-Your-Ground law, section 776.032, Florida Statutes. The trial...

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