Dames v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Joseph Dames, III, appeals his convictions for first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder, contending the trial court committed four reversibleerrors when instructing the jury. Only one of those issues requires reversal or discussion. We affirm the first-degree murder conviction and the related life sentence without discussion. We reverse the attempted second-degree murder conviction and sentence because the trial court committed reversible error in denying Mr. Dames’ requested instruction on attempted manslaughter. See Roberts v. State, 694 So.2d 825 (Fla. 2d…