RIGGENS v. STATE

No. 2D21-3627.

344 So.3d 625 (2022)

Lonnie RIGGENS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 19, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara Mollo , Public Defender and Daniela Gomez , Assistant Public Defender, Clearwater, for Petitioner.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General and Jeffrey H. Siegal , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Respondent.


Lonnie Riggens seeks certiorari review of the trial court's order denying his motion to dismiss based on Florida's Stand Your Ground law, section 776.032, Florida Statutes (2020). We grant the petition and quash the order.

The State charged Riggens with simple battery. Riggens filed a motion to dismiss alleging self-defense...

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