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PETITFRERE v. STATE

No. 96-2501.

698 So.2d 393 (1997)

Sherly PETITFRERE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Friedman, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Sherly Petitfrere appeals his conviction of manslaughter with a firearm. The question presented is whether the trial court properly refused to give an instruction on culpable negligence under section 784.05(1), Florida Statutes (1995). We conclude that the requested instruction was improperly refused, and reverse the conviction.

The shooting arose from a disagreement between Petitfrere and the victim...

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