SIMS v. STATE

No. 1D12-6060.

140 So.3d 1000 (2014)

Jeffrey Joel SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels , Public Defender, and Glen P. Gifford , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Angela R. Hensel , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WETHERELL, J.

Appellant raises two issues in this direct appeal of his judgment and sentence for aggravated battery. We affirm the first issue without further comment, and for the reasons that follow, we also affirm Appellant's claim that the trial court fundamentally erred in giving the standard jury instruction on the affirmative defense of justifiable use of non-deadly force.

The State charged Appellant with aggravated battery for a fight that occurred...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases