THREADGILL, Judge.
Michael Wilhelm appeals his conviction for DWI-Manslaughter following a jury trial. He contends that the trial court violated his right to due process by instructing the jury to apply a mandatory rebuttable presumption on the issue of his intoxication. We agree, but find that the error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the appellant's intoxication.
The charges against the appellant stem from an accident near Fort Myers...
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