Javares Maurice Kendrick v. State of Florida

Summary

The Third District Court of Appeal of Florida denied Javares Maurice Kendrick’s petition for writ of prohibition in an original criminal proceeding. The court cited the substantial deference afforded to a trial court’s determination that a mistrial was a manifest necessity, particularly when based on potential jury prejudice.

Holdings

1. A trial court's determination that a mistrial was a manifest necessity is entitled to great deference, especially when the grounds for the mistrial relate to jury prejudice; the petition for writ of prohibition was therefore denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the trial court's determination that a mistrial was a manifest necessity warranted extraordinary appellate intervention through a writ of prohibition.

Disposition

writ_denied