Gordon v. State

449 So.2d 1302 (1984)

Herbert GORDON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 82-2237.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 2, 1984.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1984.

C. William Laystrom, Jr., of Allsworth, Doumar, Padula, Cazel & Curtis, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James P. McLane, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

DELL, Judge.

Herbert Gordon appeals from a judgment and sentence for second degree murder.

Appellant and the victim, while drinking at appellant's cousin's apartment, engaged in a conversation which ultimately…