SCHUCK v. STATE

No. 89-0618.

556 So.2d 1163 (1990)

Candace Jean SCHUCK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing and Stay Denied March 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Marcy K. Allen, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


POLEN, Judge.

Appellant raises three points on appeal. We affirm points I and III. As to point II, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant was charged with and convicted of manslaughter in violation of section 782.07, Florida Statutes (1987) for shooting and killing her ex-boyfriend. Her defense was that the shooting was accidental. The trial court gave the standard short form instruction on excusable homicide in accordance with the Florida Standard...

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