Chester v. State, 441 So. 2d 1165

PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction for robbery. He urges ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍as support for his position the failure of the trial judge to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍petit theft. In State v. Bruns, 429 So.2d 307. (Fla.1983), this same issue was before the court which held that “[f]unda-mental trial fairness requires that ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍a defendant being tried for robbery should be permitted to have an instruction on a lesser included offense upon timely request.” (Emphasis supplied.) ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍In this case, there was neither a request for such an instruction, nor an objection made for the lack of such ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍an instruction.

We therefore affirm.

DANAHY, A.C.J., and CAMPBELL and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Chester v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Nov 23, 1983

Citations: 441 So. 2d 1165; 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 24212; No. 83-727

Docket Number: No. 83-727

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.