MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. 94-2951.

667 So.2d 906 (1996)

Christopher George MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Terry Carley, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Trisha E. Meggs and Amelia L. Beisner, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WEBSTER, Judge.

In this direct criminal appeal, appellant challenges his conviction, following a jury trial, for manslaughter. Although appellant raises a number of issues, we conclude that only one merits discussion. Because the trial court denied appellant's request that it include the definitions of justifiable and excusable homicide in a reinstruction on manslaughter requested by the jury, we reverse, and remand for...

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