WATKINS v. STATE

No. 93-1466.

632 So.2d 184 (1994)

Handy WATKINS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joni Braunstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NESBITT, JORGENSON and LEVY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant was put to a jury trial on an information charging him with second-degree murder by reason of striking the victim's head against a concrete or tile floor. At the close of all the evidence, the defendant indicated he was requesting no charge of lesser included offenses. The state then requested a charge of aggravated battery as a lesser included offense. The trial judge agreed and instructed the jury on aggravated battery by reason of causing...

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