ZEIGLER v. STATE

No. XX-86.

404 So.2d 861 (1981)

Degusta Blake ZEIGLER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Allen, Public Defender, and Nancy A. Daniels, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This an appeal of a judgment and sentence for manslaughter following a jury trial on a charge of second degree murder. We find merit in only one point raised by appellant. Because the trial court admitted extensive irrelevant evidence of a collateral crime, we reverse.

On New Years Eve 1978-79 an incident occurred in which appellant shot Diane Williams once with a pistol, killing her. Appellant had carried the pistol as he assisted the security...

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