A state appeals court on Wednesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to disregard a 2012 state law meant to deal with hearsay evidence against criminal defendants who terrorize witnesses.
In the case of Guy Mortimer, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reviewed an earlier decision about the use of old testimony by Edder Joseph, who was terrorized by drive-by shootings at his home and blinded in one eye by a shot in the face, allegedly at Mortimer’s direction.
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