STATE v. JOHNSON

No. SC21-20.

343 So.3d 46 (2022)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Deontae Palinski JOHNSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 17, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Trisha Meggs Pate , Chief Assistant Attorney General, and Damaris E. Reynolds , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner.

Jessica J. Yeary , Public Defender, Kathryn Lane and Glen P. Gifford , Assistant Public Defenders, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, Florida, for Respondent.


This case presents a certified question about the interpretation of section 316.027, Florida Statutes (2021), a provision titled "Crash involving death or personal injuries." Under this statute, when a car crash results in the injury or death of "a person," the driver of a vehicle involved...

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