RILES v. STATE

No. 1D09-2304.

33 So.3d 808 (2010)

Eddie Lee RILES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Richard M. Summa, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Donna A. Gerace, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Eddie Lee Riles, challenges his convictions for robbery and battery on a person 65 years of age or older on several grounds. Because we agree that the trial court abused its discretion in denying Appellant's request for a special jury instruction, we reverse Appellant's robbery conviction. We affirm all other issues without further discussion.

Prior to the trial, Appellant filed "Defendant's Request for Jury Instruction on `Afterthought...

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