DUCKWORTH v. STATE

No. 3D20-0272.

305 So.3d 732 (2020)

Jerry L. DUCKWORTH, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed May 13, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Duckworth, in proper person.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Luis E. Rubio , Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Before LINDSEY, HENDON, and MILLER, JJ.


Petitioner, Jerry Duckworth, the defendant in the criminal prosecution below, seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, contending fundamental error in his jury instructions necessitates a new trial. He alleges that, at his trial, the jury was left uninstructed on a crucial element of the lesser-included offense for which he was...

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