Legal Opinion

Kilpatrick v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 23, 1972No. 71-1191PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LESTER, M. IGNATIUS, Associate Judge.

The defendant, Gerald Kilpatrick, was charged on a two count information for aggravated assault. The defendant was granted a new trial after a jury had acquitted him on one count and convicted him of the other count. The defendant moved for a mistrial after the discharge of the jury when two of the jurors made it known to the trial court that they would have found the defendant not guilty on both counts if they had considered self defense in their deliberations, but since there was no other choice other than guilty or not guilty they found the defendant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Ray v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  3. Morrison v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Durham v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  2. Meltzer v. MeltzerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Vidal v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  4. Scott v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  5. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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