State v. Wright

MORRIS, Judge.

The State seeks a writ of certiorari to quash the trial court’s order which precluded the State from presenting evidence of Wright’s prior acts of domestic violence against the victim. We conclude that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of the law by applying section 90.404(2), Florida Statutes (2008), to exclude the evidence. We therefore grant the State’s petition.

I. FACTS

In April 2009, Wright was charged with armed kidnapping with intent to commit bodily harm or terrorize. The State alleges 1 that Wright was in a relationship with the victim, but on…