HOLLAND v. STATE

No. 77-1302.

359 So.2d 28 (1978)

Sheila HOLLAND, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY and HUBBART, JJ., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant Sheila Holland, when tried on an information charging her with the crime of second degree murder, was found guilty of the lesser offense of manslaughter. Upon adjudication of guilt thereof she was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years.

The appellant, using a knife, stabbed the victim in the chest. The wound became infected and the victim died five weeks after the incident. This court has considered the several arguments...

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