KNUTH v. STATE

No. 95-02721.

679 So.2d 22 (1996)

George KNUTH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jawdet I. Rubaii, Jack F. White, III and Mark J. Hiers of Jawdet I. Rubaii, P.A., Clearwater, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.

In a shotgun attack upon his conviction for DUI manslaughter, George Knuth urges eight grounds for reversal and remand for a new trial. After full consideration of each contention, the only point we pass upon is the trial court's post-closing argument change in the state's jury instruction. Knuth is correct in his challenge to the trial court's action. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

This criminal proceeding arose from Knuth...

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