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SHERIDAN v. STATE

No. 2D00-216.

799 So.2d 223 (2001)

John Anthony SHERIDAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Paula C. Coffman, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Diana K. Bock, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

SALCINES, Judge.

John Anthony Sheridan appeals his conviction for second-degree murder and asserts that the trial court erred when it failed to give the requested instruction for third-degree murder. We agree with his assertion, reverse the conviction, and admonish the prosecutor for his repeated misconduct during closing argument.

Sheridan was charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the death of James Willette...

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