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District Court of Appeal of Florida


Hawkins v. State of Florida, 4D03-4628

Defendant's convictions for the unlicensed practice of medicine causing serious bodily injury and third degree felony murder are reversed due to improper admission of evidence of a medical examiner who was unqualified to render an opinion on causation.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 06/21/2006
  • Published 06/21/2006

Judges

Court

  • District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Robert C. Buschel of Taylor Hodkin Kopelowitz & Ostrow, P.A., and Eric T. Schwartzreich of Carter Schwartzreich & Yates, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
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