CARTER v. STATE

No. 84-488.

469 So.2d 194 (1985)

Carolyn CARTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott C. Metcalfe, Jr., Public Defender, Peter A. Dubensky and Alan R. Dakan, Asst. Public Defenders, Sarasota, for appellant.

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


HALL, Judge.

By jury trial, the defendant, Carolyn Carter, was found guilty of manslaughter. She raises two issues on appeal. The first issue concerns the failure of the trial court to instruct the jury on the forcible felony aspect of the standard jury instruction on self-defense. The second issue concerns the sufficiency of the evidence as to the defendant's guilt.

The state charged appellant with second degree murder of one Charles Martin. The evidence...

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