LITTLE v. STATE

No. 4D18-3128.

302 So.3d 396 (2020)

Scott LITTLE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 19, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Breanna Atwood , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The circumstances presented in this case are familiar and of the "torn from the headlines" genre. The legal issues, on the other hand, are novel, due to two amendments to Florida statutes affecting self-defense claims: Chapter 2017-72, § 1, Laws of Florida (shifting the burden of proof at pretrial Stand Your Ground ("SYG") immunity...

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