NAVARRO v. STATE

No. 4D14-4474.

190 So.3d 212 (2016)

Manuel NAVARRO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 27, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Peggy Natale , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melanie Dale Surber , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Manuel Navarro appeals his conviction for manslaughter. We find that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury that Navarro had no duty to retreat and we reverse.

The defendant was charged with second-degree murder after stabbing his roommate in their home. According to the evidence adduced at trial, on the evening...

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