Stephen Lamont Early v. State of Florida

Appellant raises four issues in this direct appeal from his conviction and sentence for the second-degree murder of Quinton Epps with a weapon, a knife. After careful consideration, we affirm the conviction and sentence, and write only to address Appellant’s two arguments asserting (1) Stand Your Ground immunity and (2) common-law self-defense. With respect to both of these arguments, Appellant asserts that the evidence must be considered undisputed in his favor because the victim died, and because there were no eyewitnesses to the crime, leaving only his own testimony. We reject this…