CALKINS v. STATE

No. 4D14-2392.

170 So.3d 888 (2015)

Wendell Sherman CALKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Gary Lee Caldwell and Timothy Wang , Assistant Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The defendant appeals his conviction of felony battery. He argues the court erred in: (1) failing to instruct the jury on self-defense, (2) sustaining a relevancy objection on whether the victim had permission to drive the truck, and (3) finding no discovery violation by the State. We agree on the first issue and reverse for a new trial...

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