CALAFELL v. STATE

No. 3D15-852.

220 So.3d 490 (2017)

Roque Esteban CALAFELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos J. Martinez , Public Defender, and Robert Kalter , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Douglas J. Glaid , Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SALTER, EMAS and LOGUE, JJ.


Roque Calafell appeals his adverse jury verdict, conviction and sentences for first degree murder and robbery. We reverse his robbery conviction and remand that charge for a new trial, concluding that his request for a special jury instruction on the afterthought defense was well taken and erroneously denied.

We affirm his conviction...

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