PAESE v. STATE

No. 4D2023-1103.

381 So.3d 4 (2024)

Katina PAESE, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 28, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth David Padowitz and Joshua Padowitz of Kenneth Padowitz, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Petitioner.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lindsay A. Warner , Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for Respondent.


This case presents us with the question of whether a high-rise condominium dweller may, consistent with Florida's Stand Your Ground ("SYG") law, use non-deadly force to prevent or terminate the tortious interference with her personal property.

The State charged Katina Paese ("Paese") with felony battery on a code inspector.

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