Smith v. State

Following our affirmance of the judgment and sentence for second-degree murder in Smith v. State, 43 So.3d 923 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010), Reginald Jerome Smith, appellant, sought discretionary review with the Florida Supreme Court, which stayed consideration pending its decision in Hay-good v. State, 109 So.3d 735 (Fla.2013). After rendering its decision in Haygood, the Supreme Court ordered the State to show cause why it should not grant Smith’s petition for discretionary review. The State did not respond and the Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction, granted Smith’s petition for review, quashed our…