WITT v. STATE

No. 5D00-153.

780 So.2d 946 (2001)

Omar WITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael S. Becker, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


COBB, J.

The appellant, Omar Witt, was convicted of aggravated child abuse for punching a sixteen year old boy, Mark Thornton, in the head with his fist, the blow and ensuing fall on a concrete parking stop resulting in Thornton's death.

On appeal Witt contends that the trial court erred in rejecting his argument and requested jury instruction to the effect that an element of the offense for which he was convicted pursuant to section 827.03(2)(c), Florida...

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