MARTIN v. STATE

No. 73-748.

294 So.2d 414 (1974)

Rayfield MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 17, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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, F.S.A.), but failed to define excusable homicide (F.S. Section 782.03, F.S.A.), 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

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