Ketan Kumar v. Nirav C. Patel

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Patel v. Kumar, 196 So.3d 468 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016), which certified direct conflict with the Third District Court of Appeal’s decision in Professional Roofing & Sales, Inc. v. Flemmings, 138 So.3d 524 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014), regarding whether an immunity determination pursuant to the Stand Your Ground law in a criminal proceeding controls in a civil proceeding, We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we agree with the Third District, which held that the…