GARRETT v. STATE

No. 1D13-1074.

148 So.3d 466 (2014)

Antonio GARRETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 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 Trisha Meggs Pate , Tallahassee Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


RAY, J.

Antonio Garrett appeals his conviction and sentence for first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. His sole defense at trial was the justifiable use of deadly force in self-defense when faced with an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm. On appeal, he argues that the trial court reversibly erred by instructing the jury that possession of a firearm by a convicted felon constitutes unlawful activity because the instruction...

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