MEJIA v. STATE

No. 95-1182.

675 So.2d 996 (1996)

Carlos Omar MEJIA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied July 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Jean-Jacques Darius, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WEBSTER, Judge.

In this direct criminal appeal, appellant argues that the trial court committed two errors, either of which entitles him to a new trial: (1) failing to ensure that appellant's absence from bench conferences at which jury challenges were exercised was the result of an intelligent and voluntary choice; and (2) denying appellant's requested jury instruction on voluntary intoxication as a defense to first-degree...

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