MASAKA v. STATE

No. 2D07-3951.

4 So.3d 1274 (2009)

Oreneile MASAKA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 1, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Clayton R. Kaeiser, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ha Thu Dao, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


VILLANTI, Judge.

Oreneile Masaka appeals his convictions for attempted voluntary manslaughter and attempted robbery with a firearm, raising two issues for review. Because the trial court erred by excluding admissible evidence that was relevant to Masaka's defense, we reverse and remand for a new trial. And to avoid error in the new trial, we also explain why, under the facts below, the trial court erred by giving the principals instruction.

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