DELAFORD v. STATE

No. 83-2002.

449 So.2d 983 (1984)

Ronnie DELAFORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael J. Kotler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


CAMPBELL, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant, Ronnie Delaford, seeks review of his conviction of manslaughter. We reverse.

The trial judge instructed the jury on second degree murder, manslaughter and justifiable homicide. During a bench conference, defense counsel requested an instruction on excusable homicide. After the jury instructions were given, defense counsel objected to the court's failure to give an instruction...

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