HEILMAN v. STATE

No. 5D13-3940.

135 So.3d 513 (2014)

Brad HEILMAN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Redfearn and Lawrence H. Collins , of The Tate Firm, PLLC, Orlando, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann M. Phillips , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.


SAWAYA, J.

The issue we must resolve is whether the Legislature intended section 944.35(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2011), to preclude a correctional officer from asserting the "stand your ground" defense provided in section 776.032, Florida Statutes (2011). The correctional officer in this case, Brad Heilman, presents this issue in a Petition for Writ of Prohibition he filed with this court. In that Petition, he requests this court issue a writ directing the trial court...

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