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STATE v. BOBBITT

No. 59955.

415 So.2d 724 (1982)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Elsie Virginia BOBBITT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 24, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Thomas S. Keith and Nancy A. Daniels, Asst. Public Defenders, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, for respondent.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

We have for review the decision of the District Court of Appeal, First District, in State v. Bobbitt, 389 So.2d 1094 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980), holding that the "castle doctrine" or privilege of nonretreat in the home applies even where co-occupants, both legally residing in the home, are involved. This decision expressly and directly conflicts with the Fourth District's decision in Conner v. State,

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