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BLACK v. STATE

No. 95-3403.

695 So.2d 459 (1997)

J.C. BLACK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn A. Williams, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Trina Kramer, Assistant Attorney General; and Charmaine Millsaps, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

MICKLE, Judge.

Appellant challenges his conviction of second-degree murder with a weapon. We reverse the judgment and sentence because the trial court failed to include a definition of excusable homicide in the jury instruction on manslaughter.

Appellant was charged by indictment with first-degree murder. His theory of defense at trial was self-defense. At the conclusion of the trial, the trial court instructed the...

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