Legal Opinion
Cortez Hatten v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided August 25, 2016No. SC15-22PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPolston, J.
We review the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Hatten v. State, 152 So.3d 849 (Fla. 1st DGA 2014), in which the First District certified conflict with decisions of the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Districts. 1 'For the reasons expressed below,: we quash the First District's decision in Hatten and approve the decisions in the conflict cases.
L BACKGROUND
Hatten was charged by amended'information with five counts: count I, murder in the second degree of Kenneth Moran; count II, attempted second-degree murder of Ja’Tavrious McCray; count III, attempted second-degree murder of Anthony…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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