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LEVERETTE v. STATE

No. U-173.

295 So.2d 372 (1974)

Ernest LEVERETTE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 6, 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 A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

BOYER, Judge.

At the close of all the evidence in a criminal case, the defendant below, appellant here, requested that the court's instructions to the jury "be guided by the standard jury instructions." The court thereupon stated:

"On reasonable doubt and the general Charge dealing with the credibility of reconciling conflicts; the Court is of the opinion that the standard jury instructions are confusing, and the terminology is such that a layman cannot understand...

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