State of Florida v. Luke Kluttz

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-2215 _____________________________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. LUKE KLUTTZ, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Martin A. Fitzpatrick, Judge. January 2, 2020 B.L. THOMAS, J. We reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the felony-hazing charge and affirm the trial court’s decision to allow the State to proceed as to the misdemeanor-hazing charge. See State v. Petagine, No. 1D18-2086, (Fla. 1st DCA Jan. 2, 2020). REVERSED in part, AFFIRMED in part, and REMANDED. OSTERHAUS, J., concurs; BILBREY, J., dissents with opinion.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ BILBREY, J., dissenting. I respectfully dissent based on the same rationale as my dissenting opinion in State v. Petagine, No. 18-2086, (Fla. 1st DCA Jan. 2, 2020). _____________________________ Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Virginia Chester Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellant/Cross- Appellee. Michael Ufferman of Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Kluttz; Brian L. Tannebaum of Brian L. Tannebaum, P.A., Miami, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Petagine. 2