V.M. v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• where self-defense is a viable defense to the charge of battery on an intended victim, the defense also operates to excuse the battery on the unintended victim
• “Where self-defense is a viable defense to the charge of battery on an intended victim, the defense also operates to excuse the battery on the unintended victim.”
• where juvenile's intent to commit battery upon the student was transferrable to the teacher, and self-defense was a viable defense to the charge of battery on the student, the defense could also excuse the battery on the teacher/unintended victim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• WEP, JR. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-07-18· cited 23×
• Nelson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-09-03· cited 10×
• Sagner v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-07-11· cited 7×
• Carter v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2000-06-30· cited 6×
• State v. Williams
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-12-05· cited 1×
• VM v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-02-16

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• D.J. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-03-14· cited 15×
• Thompson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1989-11-08· cited 13×
• Battles v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1986-12-12· cited 4×