Light v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “extreme recklessness” is not enough to show a depraved mind
• noting that the intent required for second-degree murder — ill will, hatred, spite or an evil intent — mirrors the definition of “malice”
• defendant who had no prior history with victim, and demonstrated no “enmity at the time of the incident,” was guilty of simply “a serious, momentary misjudgment concerning the amount of force that was permissible” during an altercation on a dance floor

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• E.A.B. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-08-13· cited 63×
• Antoine v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-05-07· cited 30×
• Wiley v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-05-18· cited 21×
• Rasley v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2004-07-30· cited 18×
• Morgan v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-11-22· cited 18×
• Bellamy v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-02-29· cited 16×
• Poole v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-03-26· cited 11×
• Hicks v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-07-16· cited 11×
• Anthony Paul Peoples, Jr. v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-07-09· cited 11×
• ASHLYN SALOMON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2019-03-20· cited 7×
• Moore v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-03-09· cited 6×
• Sandhaus v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-01-29· cited 5×
• Starks v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-03-22· cited 4×
• John Henry v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-08-20· cited 3×
• Clark v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-01-04· cited 2×
• Antonio Devon Williams v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-06-08· cited 1×
• EAB v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-08-13
• Kameron Holmes v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2019-08-23
• Black v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2012-03-09
• Ward L. Kenyon v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-12-10

Cites

13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Pagan v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2002-04-04· cited 599×
• Reed v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2002-12-19· cited 206×
• State v. Ellison
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1990-05-17· cited 21×
• Dellinger v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1986-10-02· cited 18×
• Larsen v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1986-04-03· cited 17×
• Duckett v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-12-11· cited 13×
• McDaniel v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1993-07-21· cited 13×
• Michelson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-12-05· cited 12×
• Hooker v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1986-11-19· cited 9×
• Conyers v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1990-11-13· cited 7×
• Williams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-05-17· cited 7×
• Fever's Inc. v. Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1997-02-18· cited 4×
• Orear v. Allstate Ins. Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1993-04-07· cited 3×