BRANDON SCOTT BOYD, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

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Authorities Cited

• Katisha Pruitt v. State, 830 So. 2d 895 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002)