HEWITT v. STATE

No. 88-1800.

575 So.2d 273 (1991)

Edgar Johnny HEWITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Carol Cobourn Asbury, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for first degree murder and robbery and sentence to life imprisonment with a 25-year mandatory minimum prison term. Appellant claims that the trial court erred in denying his special requested instruction on the effect of habitual use of intoxicants. On this point we reverse.

At trial one defense of appellant to the charges against him was that he was insane as a result of excessive use of alcohol coupled...

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