WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 83-1381.

462 So.2d 577 (1985)

Westley Bee WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 23, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Stephen W. Benedict, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Sarah B. Mayer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant, charged with attempted first-degree murder, was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder. He claims that the trial court committed reversible error by declining to instruct the jury on the crime of attempted third-degree murder. We agree.

It is now well-settled that the crime of attempted third-degree murder exists in Florida. See State v. Overfelt, 457 So.2d 1385...

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