BARNES v. STATE

No. 76-11.

348 So.2d 599 (1977)

William C. BARNES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Tatjana Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender and Frank B. Kessler, Chief, Appellate Div., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard P. Zaretsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

Appellant was charged with Murder II and convicted of manslaughter. It is from that conviction he appeals.

Appellant and deceased were observed each holding sticks and Appellant was seen to hit deceased with a stick and kick the deceased in the head. The cause of death was a brain hemorrhage. After striking the deceased the Appellant left the scene and went home and was later contacted by police and arrested. His defense was self defense which...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases