Ahmad R. Milton, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida vacated Ahmad Milton’s attempted felony murder convictions, holding that a single discharge of a firearm is an essential element of the underlying attempted second‑degree murder and therefore cannot satisfy the statutory “intentional act” requirement for attempted felony murder. The Court also found the trial court’s jury instructions fundamentally erroneous and remanded for a new trial on the underlying attempted second‑degree murder charge. Justice Canada, dissenting, argued the Court lacked jurisdiction and that Milton and Tucker are factually distinguishable.