Legal Opinion

Nagy v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 8, 1984No. 83-1038PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, Judge.

Nagy argues his conviction for second degree murder should be reversed because the record establishes the defense of self-defense as a matter of law. Although we have so ruled upon occasion, Brown v. State, 454 So.2d 596 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984), in this situation where there are facts in dispute, some which support the jury’s adverse determination, we must affirm. McCauley v. State, 405 So.2d 1350 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981); Teague v. State, 390 So.2d 405 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980); Shiver v. State, 327 So.2d 251 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976).

In this case, there was evidence incompatible with Nagy’s…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Tibbs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. Vecta Contract, Inc. v. LynchDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Teague v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Carpenter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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