SINGLETARY v. STATE

No. 85-171.

483 So.2d 8 (1985)

William F. SINGLETARY, III, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Ringsmuth, Smith & Ringsmuth, Fort Myers, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


LEHAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for aggravated battery by use of a firearm. We reverse.

The underlying incident involved defendant having shot the victim in the neck during an altercation. The defense, supported by the testimony of defendant and another witness, was that the gun was discharged accidentally when the other witness bumped defendant's arm.

Defendant contends on appeal that the trial court erred in refusing to grant...

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