RIVERA v. STATE

No. 1D08-5618.

29 So.3d 1139 (2009)

Juan RIVERA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Glenna Joyce Reeves, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Jennifer J. Moore, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WETHERELL, J.

Appellant challenges his conviction and sentence for manslaughter. We address only Appellant's argument that "intent to kill" is an element of manslaughter by act and that the trial court fundamentally erred in giving the standard jury instruction which did not include this essential element. We affirm Appellant's other arguments without discussion.

The state charged Appellant with manslaughter by ...

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