JONES v. STATE

No. 85-2687.

502 So.2d 1375 (1987)

Johnnie Lee JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Gary Caldwell, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert S. Jaegers, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STONE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence for manslaughter and third degree murder.

Defendant stole a truck. In fleeing, he drove off with great difficulty and found himself on a dead end street where he ran into a car and a fence. Driving erratically, he then collided with a truck. Defendant fled onto Sunrise Boulevard during rush hour when he lost control of the truck, drove over the median...

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