TURNER v. STATE

No. 73-1089.

298 So.2d 559 (1974)

Charles E. TURNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Steven Rappaport, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and William L. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J. and HENDRY and HAVERFIELD, JJ.


HENDRY, Judge.

Appellant, defendant in the trial court, seeks review of a jury conviction of second degree murder.

The defendant testified at trial that he shot the victim, Michael Robinson, in self defense. The two were involved in a quarrel, and Robinson, according to the defendant, was reaching into his pocket to grab something, apparently a weapon. The defendant stated that at that point he pulled out a pistol and shot Robinson once.

The defendant...

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