Thornes v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
485 So.2d 1357 (1986)
Christopher L. THORNES, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. BE-208.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 1, 1986.
Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Barbara Ann Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jacksonville, for appellee.
ZEHMER, Judge.
Appellant, Christopher L. Thornes, was charged with second degree murder as the result of shooting his girlfriend, Brenda Stephens, with a pistol. Following a jury trial, Thornes was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison. Finding…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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