EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 82-731.

428 So.2d 357 (1983)

Nathaniel EDWARDS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Gitlitz, Keegan & Dittmar, and James Keegan, Sp. Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Scott Silver, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NESBITT, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant raises two issues by this appeal from his conviction for first-degree murder and robbery: (1) the court erred in denying his request for an instruction on voluntary intoxication, (2) the prosecutor's comment in closing argument was so inflammatory as to require a new trial.

Appellant's sole defense at trial was intoxication. The court denied his requested instruction, stating that it was not supported by evidence. We disagree.

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