Clark v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
CANADY, Judge.
Shannon Clark appeals his convictions for burglary and attempted burglary and his sentences as a prison releasee reoffen-der. We affirm Clark’s convictions but reverse his sentences as a prison releasee reoffender.
Clark challenges his convictions on the ground that the trial court erred in precluding his assertion of a necessity offense. Clark’s claim fails because he did not establish that there was any basis for a necessity defense. Clark claimed that he committed the offenses charged against him in an effort to elude law enforcement officers who were seeking to apprehend him…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. HugginsSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
- United States v. Esther Cassidy, John SchuchardtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- West v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- Linnehan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Saunders v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002