RIVERS v. STATE

No. 87-0602.

526 So.2d 983 (1988)

Joseph L. RIVERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tanja Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Alfonso M. Saldana, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Although we reject appellant's contention that the state's proof was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain a conviction for first degree murder, we are compelled to reverse and remand for a new trial on the authority of Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla. 1971).

The state presented testimony at trial of a witness to whom the appellant made a specific threat to kill the victim. The victim was...

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