JONES v. STATE

No. 83-1054.

452 So.2d 643 (1984)

Carl Joseph JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard G. Bartmon, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


HERSEY, Judge.

Carl Joseph Jones appeals convictions of first degree felony murder, kidnapping and attempted robbery. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

This case arose out of a shooting which occurred on January 9, 1983, at approximately 8:00 p.m. The victim was found in his car with gunshot wounds to his hip and his heart, and died shortly thereafter.

The evidence at trial established that on the day of the shooting appellant and three codefendants...

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