DAWSON v. STATE

No. 91-1797.

597 So.2d 924 (1992)

James DAWSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Bradley R. Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

James Dawson appeals his judgment of conviction and sentence for aggravated battery with a firearm. As his sole point raised on appeal, Dawson argues that fundamental error occurred when the trial court omitted from its self-defense instruction the element of "use of deadly force in defense of others." Based on the circumstances of this case, including the evidence presented at the trial, statements made by defense counsel in his opening and closing...

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