JACKSON v. STATE

No. 74-472.

317 So.2d 454 (1975)

Julius W. JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Kenneth J. Scherer, Chief, Appellate Div., and Richard Lubin, Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert B. Breisblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DOWNEY, Judge.

Once again we have for review the failure of the trial court in reinstructing the jury on the degrees of homicide to include excusable and justifiable homicide.

Appellant was charged with second degree murder. The trial court properly instructed the jury on the various degrees of unlawful homicide and on excusable and justifiable homicide. After deliberating for some time the jury requested the court...

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