OTT, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of second degree murder. We reverse and remand for the imposition of a sentence of manslaughter for reasons hereinafter stated.
On the night of March 26, 1976, Robert Jackson, 10, was playing with Wendell Elliott, 13, in the vicinity of Janie Mae Hayes' house. The house fronted on Ohio Street in Lake Wales. The boys were playing "chase" — a game which rewards silence and stealth. They were playing so quietly and the...
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