RICHARDS v. STATE

No. 2D11-1484.

128 So.3d 959 (2013)

John Rynell RICHARDS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. Dimmig, II , Public Defender, and William L. Sharwell , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


KELLY, Judge.

In this appeal, John Richards challenges his conviction for attempted second-degree murder, arguing that he is entitled to a new trial. He contends that the standard jury instruction on attempted manslaughter,1 which was read to the jury, was flawed and that its use amounted to fundamental error. While this case was pending on appeal, the Florida Supreme Court decided Williams v. State, 123 So.3d 23...

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