City of Tallahassee, Florida v. Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc.

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2021-0651 ____________ CITY OF TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. FLORIDA POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Respondents. November 30, 2023 COURIEL, J. This case arises from two unrelated but contemporaneous episodes in which a Tallahassee police officer, asserting self- defense, used lethal force in detaining a suspect. Each officer invoked the protections of article I, section 16(b)-(e) of the Florida Constitution, an amendment adopted by Florida voters that is colloquially known as Marsy’s Law. The amendment enumerates certain rights…