CAHILL v. STATE

No. 6816.

190 So.2d 621 (1966)

John A. CAHILL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Second District.

October 12, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack F. White, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William D. Roth, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lakeland, for appellee.


HOBSON, Judge.

The defendant, John A. Cahill, was tried for the crime of obtaining property in return for a worthless check in violation of § 832.05(3), Fla. Stat., F.S.A. The jury found him guilty and the court sentenced him to be confined in the state prison for a period of six months to five years.

The sole question involved on appeal concerns the court's instruction on the defense of intoxication.

The appellant, defendant below, took the stand...

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