No. 20-5270

Keith Allen Wilson v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2020-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: circumstantial-evidence corpus-delicti delayed-prosecution due-process motion-for-judgment-of-acquittal witness-unavailability
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-10-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Charlotte County Court of Florida erred in denying a Motion for Judgment of Acquittal when the State failed to prove the corpus delicti of second-degree murder with sufficient and non-circumstantial evidence in a case delayed for 15 years and 6 months where key fact witnesses had died or could not be located

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; . Can the Charlotte County Court of Florida deny a Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, when the State did “not” : prove Corpus Delicit of 2.4 Degree Murder with Evidence that’s insufficient and circumstantial in a case that was delayed for 15 years and 6 months when fact witnesses have died and witnesses could not be located in order to prepare a defense for trial? Can the 274 DCA of Florida uphold that decision of the trial Court denying the JOA motions? . RELATED CASES 1. Wilson v. State, No. 13-CF-1296F, Charlotte County, Florida. Judgment entered Dec. 13, 2017. 2. Wilson v. State, No. 2D18-0500, Second District Court of Appeal. Judgment entered March 4, 2020. (Appx. A, Pg. 1).

Docket Entries

2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-07-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Keith Allen Wilson
Keith Allen Wilson — Petitioner