DRAYTON v. STATE

No. 1D19-2069.

321 So.3d 921 (2021)

Emmanuel Lee DRAYTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica J. Yeary , Public Defender, and Laurel Cornell Niles , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Sharon Traxler , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


While serving a prison sentence, Emmanuel Lee Drayton resisted an attempt by corrections officers to remove him from his cell. During the scuffle that ensued, Drayton bit one of the officer's hands. As a result, a jury found Drayton guilty of resisting an officer with violence. At sentencing, the State argued Drayton qualified as a prison...

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