SUMMERS v. STATE

No. 94-2959.

672 So.2d 617 (1996)

Joseph SUMMERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

April 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Dan D. Hallenberg, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Timothy D. Wilson, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


COBB, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction for manslaughter. We have reviewed the points raised by the defendant and find that while only one has merit, it necessitates a new trial. The defendant was charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of one Aaron Sutterby. Following the close of the state's case, the trial court granted the defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal as to first degree murder but denied the motion as to second degree...

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