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Beachy v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 21, 2003No. 1D01-4844PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

837 So.2d 1152 (2003)

John Mark BEACHY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D01-4844.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 21, 2003.

Michael Gibson, Pace, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General and Alan R. Dakan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

2Per curiam

John Mark Beachy seeks reversal of his conviction for third degree felony murder, arguing that the trial court reversibly erred in denying his request for a jury instruction on the independent act doctrine. See Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 3.6(l). As a general rule, the felony murder rule and…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  2. Bozeman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  3. Langston v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  4. McGee v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. Mathews v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Washington v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. Hodge v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Washington v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  4. Alexander v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. Cannon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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