Carl Dausch v. State of Florida

This case is before the Court on appeal from a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 8(b)(1), Fla. Const. Carl Dausch was convicted of the murder and aggravated battery of Adrian Mobley. Because the record lacks sufficient evidence of the perpetrator’s identity, we vacate Dausch’s convictions and sentences.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The murder of Adrian Mobley occurred on July 15, 1987. More than fifteen years later, the DNA testing of evidence obtained during the initial murder investigation led to Dausch as a suspect. In 2006,…