CARRIZALES v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 82-5412. Non-Argument Calendar.

699 F.2d 1053 (1983)

Martin CARRIZALES, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Corrections, and Jim Smith, Attorney General, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Pyle, Lake Alfred, Fla., for petitioner.

Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondents.

Before RONEY, VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Martin Carrizales was convicted of first degree murder. We affirm the denial of habeas corpus relief against the argument that a self-defense instruction was not sufficient to adequately explain Florida law.

The facts adduced at trial revealed that defendant Carrizales had spent most of Sunday, April 13, 1975, riding around in a car with his friends. He and his friends had consumed substantial quantities of alcoholic beverages in the course of...

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