SNELL v. STATE

No. V-173.

302 So.2d 770 (1974)

William Gene SNELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender, and David J. Busch, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction of murder in the second degree and the resulting sentence to life imprisonment, on the ground that the trial court refused a requested instruction on unnecessary killing to prevent an unlawful act, Florida Statute 782.11.

The record reveals that appellant went into a bar operated by one Rhea. Appellant ordered a beer which was served by Rhea. In the meantime harsh words passed to and fro between them....

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases