ROLLS v. STATE

No. 4D08-728.

12 So.3d 816 (2009)

Andrew ROLLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and James W. Mclntire, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and James J. Carney, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

Appellant was convicted of first degree premeditated murder in the beating death of Jim Wellman. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to support premeditation. We disagree. Although the evidence showed that appellant may have initially acted in self-defense, the evidence also showed that appellant, along with his co-defendant, forcefully and repeatedly delivered blows...

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