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JAMES v. STATE

No. 5D02-2120.

845 So.2d 996 (2003)

Dowite JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert I. Barrar of The Law Offices of Ellis Rubin and Robert I. Barrar, Miami, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann M. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PLEUS, J.

The underlying facts in this appeal demonstrate how fatally dangerous a drug deal can be.

Dowite James, Altimond Haughton and Shawn Fagon went to the apartment of Steve Nichols to sell Jonathan Bernard drugs. They proceeded to rob Nichols and Bernard using guns. Bernard wrestled Haughton's gun away and shot Haughton dead.

James was charged with second degree felony murder, robbery with a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm. The...

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