Madison County
Mr. Moore was convicted of second-degree murder of Jaguar Gee. On appeal, he argued there were fundamental problems with the instructions given to his jury. The First District Court of Appeal overturned his conviction, ruling there were problems. The 1st DCA ruled that Mr. Moore had waived his right to challenge one of the problems but not the other. The 1st DCA also certified the legal issue as one of great public importance, asking this Court to reconsider an earlier decision and to clarify the standard to be used in similar cases in the future.