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SHANNON v. STATE

No. 83-1658.

463 So.2d 589 (1985)

Christian Rolland SHANNON a/K/a Alfred Reindeau, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 20, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler Rossin, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

HURLEY, Judge.

This appeal challenges the adequacy of the trial court's instructions on self-defense. We reverse.

Defendant was involved in a pre-dawn fracas in a Fort Lauderdale diner. As a result, he was arrested, charged and tried for battery on a police officer,1 resisting arrest with violence,2 and battery.3 During the instruction conference at the conclusion of the...

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