JACKSON v. STATE

No. 1D17-316.

253 So.3d 738 (2018)

Curtis James JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Thomas , Public Defender, and M.J. Lord , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Steven E. Woods , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Curtis James Jackson appeals his conviction for aggravated battery with a firearm. He raises two issues on appeal, one of which we find meritorious. We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court erred by not giving the jury instruction Mr. Jackson sought on the justifiable use of deadly force.

Mr. Jackson and another...

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