Anthony Cruz v. State of Florida

Anthony Cruz was convicted of manslaughter with a weapon and attempted second degree murder with a weapon. In this appeal from his judgments and sentences, he argues that the trial court erred in: (1) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not act in self-defense; (2) permitting the state to read to the jury, in its case-in-chief, his testimony from the Stand Your Ground hearing; (3) allowing the state to use his Stand Your Ground testimony without conducting a Richardson inquiry 1 ; (4) instructing the jury on…