Martin v. State

May 17, 1974
73-748
Reporters:
Before:
Cowart Joe A. Jr., Walden, Downey

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Bruce J. Daniels, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and ‍‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‍Basil S. Diamond, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

COWART, JOE A., Jr., Associate Judge.

In reinstructing the jury at their request, the trial judge defined manslaughter (F.S. Section ‍‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‍782.07), but failed to define excusable homicide (F.S. Section 782.03), and refused to repeat a substitute “accidental” instruction requested by defense counsel.

Hedges v. State, Fla.S.Ct. 1965, 172 So.2d ‍‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‍824; Green v. State, Fla.App. 1971, 244 So.2d 167; and Stills v. State (1 DCA 1973), 272 So.2d 174, are in point and require that the judgment herein be, and it ‍‌​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‍is hereby, reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

WALDEN and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.