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BYRD v. STATE

No. 1D02-3044.

858 So.2d 343 (2003)

Desmond BYRD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 3, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; M.J. Lord, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General; Charlie McCoy, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellee.

WOLF, C.J.

Desmond Byrd challenges his conviction and sentence for manslaughter. Appellant raises six issues on appeal, one of which has merit and is discussed herein: Whether the trial court erred in modifying the jury instruction concerning justifiable use of deadly force in self defense or defense of others.1 We find the modified instruction given by the trial court was misleading and confusing; therefore, we reverse and remand for...

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