BEACHY v. STATE

No. 1D01-4844.

837 So.2d 1152 (2003)

John Mark BEACHY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Gibson, Pace, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General and Alan R. Dakan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

John Mark Beachy seeks reversal of his conviction for third degree felony murder, arguing that the trial court reversibly erred in denying his request for a jury instruction on the independent act doctrine. See Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 3.6(l). As a general rule, the felony murder rule and the law of principals combine to make a felon liable for the acts of a co-felon. Bryant v. State, 412 So.2d 347...

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