INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHEFOURTHJUDICIALCIRCUIT,INANDFORDUVALCOUNTY,FLORIDACASENO.:16-201O-CF-8579-AXXX-MADIVISION:CR-GSTATEOFFLORIDA,vs.MARRISSADANIELLEALEXANDER
ORDERDENYINGDEFENDANT'SMOTIONFORDETERMINATIONOFIMMUNITYFROMPROSECUTIONANDMOTIONTODISMISS
ThismattercamebeforethisCourtontheDefense"MotionforDeterminationofImmunityfromProsecutionandMotiontoDismiss",filedpursuanttosections776.032(1)and776.013(3)FloridaStatutesonMay24'\2011.AhearingwasheldontheDefenseMotiononJuly1
st
andJuly20
t\
2011.Atthehearing,theDefensepresentedtestimonyfromMarissaAlexander,(theDefendantathirty-oneyearoldblackfemale,whoisapproximatelyfivefoottwoinchesinheightandweighsapproximatelyonehundredandfortypounds),(Theallegedvictimandthedefendant'shusbandwhoisathirty-sevenyearoldblackmale,whoisapproximatelyfivefootfiveinchesandweighsapproximatelytwohundredandforty-fivepounds),(Defendant'stenyearolddaughter),HelenJenkins(Defendant'smother):theallegedvictim'ssister-in-law),'.(motherto',)andthesworndepositionon:takenonNovember22,2011).Thestatepresentedthetestimonyof,I
{son
totheallegedvictimandstepsonofthedefendantj.(sontotheallegedvictimandthestepsonofthedefendant).
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Aftercarefulconsiderationoftheevidenceandwitnesstestimonypresented,andhavingconsideredtheargumentsandauthoritiespresentedbytheparties,andhavingotherwisebeenfullyadvised,thisCourtfmdsasfollows:TheDefendantischargedwiththreecountsofAggravatedAssaultwithaDeadlyWeapon.
It
isfurtherstatedintheinformationthatDefendantpossessedanddischargedafirearmduringthecommissionoftheunderlyingoffense.Pursuanttosections776.012,776.013and776.032oftheFloridaStatutes,apersonisjustifiedintheuseofforceandcanevenusedeadlyforceagainstanotherindividual
if
thatpersonreasonablybelievesthatsuchconductisnecessarytodefendhimorherself.TheDefenserequestedanevidentiaryhearingtodetermineifMarissaAlexanderwasimmunefromprosecutionunderthesestatutesinwhathascometobeknownasthe"StandYourGround"defense.IntheDefenseMotion,andattheevidentiaryhearingtheDefenserequestedthatthisCourt
prohibit
theState
from
furtherprosecutioninthismatteranddismissallthreecountschargedintheInformationbecausetheDefendantisimmunefromprosecutionforthechargedcrimes.
I.StandardofReview
Theburdenofproofisonthedefendanttoestablishherentitlementtoimmunityatahearingonapetitionforstatutoryimmunityfromprosecutionforjustifieduseofforce.McDanielv.State,24So.3d654(Fla.2dDCA2009).Thetrialcourtmustweighthecredibilityofthewitnessesandevidenceandmakefindingsoffactonasubstantial,competentbasis.Petersonv.State,983So.2d27(Fla.1stDCA2008),rehearingdenied;Homv.State,17So.3d836(Fla.2dDCA2009),rehearingdenied.Then,thetrialcourtmustdeterminewhetherthe
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defendanthasshownbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethattherequestedimmunityshouldattach.Petersonv.State,983So.2dat27.
II.FactsoftheInstant
Case
TheDefendantand
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hadknowneachotherforapproximatelythreeyearsandweremarriedonMay14,2010.TheDefendanttestified
that
hadbatteredherinthepast,includinginSeptemberof2009causinginjuriestoherheadandback.Thereafter,sheobtainedaninjunctionforprotectionwhichwasineffectonthedateatissue.(hasapriorconvictionfordomesticbattery.)OnAugust1,2010,theDefendantshotatornearand~.TheDefendanthadnotbeenlivinginthemaritalhomeforthetwomonthsleadinguptotheshooting.OntheeveningofJuly31,2010,theDefendantdroveherselftothemaritalhomeandparkedinthegarage,closingthegaragedoorafterparkinghervehicle.TheDefendantstayedthenightinthemaritalhome.Thenextmorning,onAugust
1,
2010,arrivedatthemaritalhomewithhis
two
sons__
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andandmadethefamilybreakfasthechildrenenteredthehomethroughthegaragedoor.andnothingwentawry.Afterbreakfast,theDefendantwentintothemasterbedroom.Beforeenteringthebathroom,theDefendanthandedherphoneto.toshowhimpicturesoftheirnewbornbaby
t,
whowasstillinthehospital.Atthatpoint,theDefendantwentintothemasterbathroomwhilelookedthroughthephone.Whilegoingthroughthephone,r.observedtextsfromtheDefendanttoherex-husbandLincolnAlexanderprompting.toquestionwhetherthenewbornbabywashis.Atthispoint,.3
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