ROSSI v. STATE

No. 91-1662.

602 So.2d 614 (1992)

Mark ROSSI, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Ellen Morris, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Patricia G. Lampert, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


ALDERMAN, JAMES E., Senior Justice.

The appellant Rossi, the defendant in this criminal case, was charged with second degree murder and convicted of manslaughter. We reverse because of the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury on the lesser included offenses of aggravated battery and battery.

The death of the victim resulted from a brawl involving several persons outside a Lake Worth bar. There was evidence that the defendant may have caused the death...

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