State v. Mosley

The State of Florida seeks certiorari review of interlocutory orders entered in a criminal case which exclude evidence. *1130James W. Mosley has been charged with first degree murder, and the case is pending in Osceola County on retrial. The state alleges that on August 29, 1998, Mosley murdered his roommate, Robert Chandler. At Mosley’s first trial the state introduced evidence that Mosley took Chandler’s truck after the homicide and drove to Wakulla County, where he battered and kidnapped his ex-wife. Mosley took the stand in his own defense. Although Mosley was found guilty of first degree…