Legal Opinion

Dabbs v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 7, 2017No. 4D15-1890PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Forst, J,

Appellant William Dabbs appeals his convictions for first-degree murder, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, and aggravated assault with a firearm of a law enforcement officer. We affirm three of Appellant’s arguments without comment.1 However, we find merit in Appellant’s argument related to discovery violations at the beginning of the trial and hold that the trial court réversibly erred by not' granting a mistrial. We therefore reverse' for a new trial.

Background

■ Appellant was charged- with killing his co-worker, and for crimes ■stemming from his flight from the scene.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  2. McDuffie v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  3. Cox v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  4. Pomeranz v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  5. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. ADRIAAN RODERICK MCDONALD v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2023
  5. GAVIN WASHINGTON GUY v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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