STEVENSON v. STATE

No. 72-1016.

285 So.2d 61 (1973)

Arthur STEVENSON, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Donald K. Rudser and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

In this appeal defendant contends the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on the doctrine of non-necessity of retreat. It is the state's position that this doctrine does not apply to a situation where both parties are on the premises in question with equal authority and control. The identical contention of the state was considered and rejected in Watkins v. State, Fla.App. 1967, 197 So.2d 312, wherein this...

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