ALJAK v. STATE

No. 95-2183.

681 So.2d 896 (1996)

Elsadig ALJAK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and David McPherrin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee; and Sarah B. Mayer, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of being an accessory after the fact to armed robbery. We reverse and remand for a new trial because the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on duress.

Shortly after a robbery, appellant and his three passengers were stopped by the police, and the robbery victim, who was brought to the scene, identified the passengers as having committed the robbery. Appellant, who was...

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