Legal Opinion
Damoah v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 19, 2016No. 4D14-2412PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.
In this tragic case, Abigail Damoah drove a car that crashed at the northbound 1-95 exit ramp heading onto eastbound Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauder-dale. , The crash caused the death of her boyfriend. Damoah was convicted of vehicular homicide and sentenced to twelve years in prison.
The State’s Case
No witness at trial described how the accident occurred. On the night of the incident, witness Rolla was heading west on Commercial Boulevard when he saw a car plowed into a tree. The vehicle faced *318east,, but was on the westbound side of the road. Rolla pulled over and called 911. He…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- State v. WintersSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- State v. ByarsSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
- State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Lewek v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
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