ALBUGUERGUE v. STATE

No. 96-3577.

700 So.2d 464 (1997)

Jurandir ALBUGUERGUE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Christine Sciarrino, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Barbra Amron Weisberg, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated battery and appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on justifiable use of non-deadly force. We agree and reverse for a new trial.

Appellant and the victim got into an altercation after a driving incident. Each claimed the other had improperly operated his vehicle. The victim testified that the appellant followed him into a parking lot, and after some words and physical...

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