SMITH v. STATE

No. 4D99-1121.

772 So.2d 625 (2000)

Sylvester Johnson SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Jorandby, Public Defender, and Karen E. Ehrlich, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


GARDINER, ANA I., Associate Judge.

Appellant, SYLVESTER SMITH, appeals his conviction and sentence for the crime of second degree murder. After being found guilty by a jury, Appellant was sentenced to life in prison as a violent habitual felony offender.

Appellant and the victim were residents in the same recovery center. The victim came inside Appellant's room, without permission, and struck the Appellant twice on the head causing Appellant to fall. Appellant...

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