JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 94-1618.

653 So.2d 1074 (1995)

Edward Earl JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1995.


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 Douglas J. Glaid, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and GREEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Edward Earl Johnson appeals from a judgment of conviction for manslaughter. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Upon Johnson's arrest, he stated to the police officer that he had been in a fight with the victim over a broken watch, and that he had hit the victim with a stick. Later at the police station, Johnson gave a formal statement that he had hit the victim only after the victim had threatened to have dogs attack...

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