Brooks v. State of Florida

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT ELIGHER MARQUISE BROOKS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2D10-2058 Opinion filed June 17, 2011. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Thane B. Covert, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Judith Ellis, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. DAVIS, Judge. Eligher Brooks challenges his conviction for attempted second-degree murder. For the reasons set forth in Houston v. State, 56 So. 3d 908 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011), we reverse and remand for the trial court to hold a new trial. NORTHCUTT and BLACK, JJ., Concur.

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