Cahours v. State

Appellant raises several issues challenging his convictions for leaving the scene of a crash involving death and vehicular homicide.

We affirm on all issues but one. We find that the standard jury instruction for the offense of leaving the scene of a crash involving death misstates the law with regards to the requisite level of knowledge that a crash occurred. We, therefore, reverse appellant’s conviction as to that count and remand for a new trial. However, we certify the same question certified by the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Dorsett v. State, 147 So.3d 532, 2013 WL 331602 (Fla.…