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GIBBS v. STATE

No. 4D00-1917.

789 So.2d 443 (2001)

Joelle GIBBS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Jeffrey L. Anderson, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Frank J. Ingrassia, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

TAYLOR, J.

Joelle Gibbs appeals her conviction of culpable negligence with injury. We reverse because the trial court gave an inadequate jury instruction on self-defense.

The facts of this case are a sad and disturbing reminder of the tragic consequences that racial conflict can lead to. Appellant, a 40-year old black woman, saw an elderly white man and woman sitting on a bench outside an apartment building and said...

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