Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 14, 2001No. 2D97-1816PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
787 So.2d 27 (2001)
Mark THOMAS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D97-1816.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
February 14, 2001.
Rehearing Denied April 16, 2001.
Bjorn E. Brunvand of Bjorn E. Brunvand, P.A., Clearwater, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and John M. Klawikofsky, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
NORTHCUTT, Acting Chief Judge.
A jury convicted Mark Thomas of first degree felony murder. We conclude that the trial court should have granted Thomas's request for an independent act jury instruction. Therefore,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
- Watts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
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