CONNER, J.
The propriety of using the conjunctive-disjunctive phrase "and/or" in charging a defendant or instructing a jury has vexed trial and appellate courts since its use was first addressed by the Florida Supreme Court in Cochrane v. Florida East Coast Railway Co., 107 Fla. 431, 145 So. 217 (1932). On the facts of this case, we hold that the use of "and/or" in jury instructions regarding attempted felony murder against two possible victims was not fundamental...
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