Jacob Thomas Gaulden v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC14-399 ____________ JACOB THOMAS GAULDEN, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [July 7, 2016] PER CURIAM. We have for review Gaulden v. State (Gaulden II),

132 So. 3d 916

(Fla. 1st DCA), review granted,

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(Fla. 2014), in which the First District Court of Appeal interpreted the meaning of the phrase “involved in a crash” in Florida’s hit-and-run statute, section 316.027, Florida Statutes (2010). Having concluded that a driver’s vehicle may be “involved in a crash” under this statute when a passenger separates from a moving vehicle…