BENTLEY v. STATE

No. 81-2371.

422 So.2d 68 (1982)

Herman BENTLEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow and Rick Dalan, Asst. Public Defender, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Peggy A. Quince and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


RYDER, Judge.

Bentley appeals from his conviction for attempted murder, alleging the lower court erred in denying his counsel last argument before the jury when the only defense witnesses were court-appointed experts who gave testimony supporting appellant's defense of insanity. We affirm.

The state charged appellant with attempted murder in violation of section 782.04(1), Florida Statutes (1981). On January 9, 1981, appellant entered a written plea of not...

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