Christopher Nathaniel Brown v. State of Florida

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D17-4135 _____________________________

CHRISTOPHER NATHANIEL BROWN,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent. _____________________________

Emergency Petition for a Writ of Prohibition—Original Jurisdiction.

June 22, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition is DENIED without prejudice to Petitioner’s ability to raise the affirmative defense of self-defense at trial. See Mederos v. State, 102 So. 3d 7, 11 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).

LEWIS, ROBERTS, and JAY, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Candice K. Brower, Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, and Patricia Kyser, Assistant Regional Counsel, Jacksonville, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Steve Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.