PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Rickie Mathis, appeals the trial court's non-summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, arguing that the trial court erred in concluding that his trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance by failing to request a jury instruction on the justifiable use of non-deadly force. Because we agree, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
Appellant was charged by...
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