Sagner v. State
Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
791 So.2d 1156 (2001)
- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
Maurice William Sagner (defendant) intentionally threw a bottle at a man. Had the bottle hit the man, Sagner could have been charged with battery, defined as one person's intentional infliction of bodily harm against “another person.” Instead, Sagner unintentionally hit a bystander with the bottle, permanently injuring her eye. The State of Florida (plaintiff) prosecuted Sagner for aggravated battery, defined in part as battery that inflicts permanent disability. The judge instructed the jury on the doctrine of transferred intent: that if person A intends to injure person B, and in acting against B unintentionally injures person C, A can be convicted for intentionally injuring C. The jury convicted Sagner and he appealed to the Court of Appeal of Florida.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Taylor, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 811,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
