Legal Opinion

Desilien v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 24, 2017No. 4D14-1549Published

1Opinion of the CourtKlingensmith, J.

Appellant Christopher Desilien appeals his convictions and sentences for two counts of first-degree murder with a firearm (counts I and II), one count of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm (count IV), one count of robbery with a firearm (count V), and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle (count VI). Appellant claims the trial court erred by failing to give an independent act jury instruction. We affirm on that issue without comment, and thus affirm appellant’s convictions. However, we reverse and remand for resentencing because of the Florida Supreme Court’s recent…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ronald Williams v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
  2. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  3. John v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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