Legal Opinion
Perkins v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 9, 1988No. 85-1713PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
519 So.2d 735 (1988)
Cosby R. PERKINS, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 85-1713.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
February 9, 1988.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Lisa M. Berlow-Lehner, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Richard L. Polin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before HENDRY, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
BASKIN, Judge.
Appellant Perkins seeks review of his second degree murder conviction. We reverse.
At trial, Perkins relied on a defense of insanity, and requested the following instruction:
Defense Counsel…
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