Legal Opinion

Knowles v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 24, 2010No. 4D07-4209Published

1Opinion of the Court

On Motion for Rehearing

WARNER, J.

We deny appellant’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our previously issued opinion and substitute the following in its place.

In appealing his conviction for vehicular homicide, appellant claims that the court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on the enhanced charge of failing to stop and render aid following the accident resulting in the death. We conclude that the state presented evidence inconsistent with the defendant’s reasonable hypothesis of innocence that he was unaware of the accident. On all other issues we also affirm.

The state…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pagan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  2. State v. LawSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  3. State v. BarrittSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  4. Reaves v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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