Legal Opinion

Kiernan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 17, 1993No. 91-2506PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

613 So.2d 1362 (1993)

Bonnie KIERNAN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 91-2506.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 17, 1993.

Philip G. Butler, Jr., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James J. Carney, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STONE, Judge.

We reverse the appellant's second degree murder conviction. It was error to deny a requested jury instruction on the justifiable use of force. Vazquez v. State, 518 So.2d 1348 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987); Williams v. State, 588 So.2d 44 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991); Mills…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Stripling v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  2. Kilgore v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
  3. Mellins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  4. Vazquez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Garramone v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Gregory v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  4. Goode v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  5. Rockerman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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