Yohn v. Sirmons

Petitioner seeks to prohibit her retrial on a manslaughter charge arising out of a November 1, 1981, shooting of a woman. Petitioner was found guilty of manslaughter on November 19, 1982. She appealed, and this court affirmed but certified a question pertaining to jury instructions to the supreme court. Yohn v. State, 450 So.2d 898 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). The supreme court reversed the conviction, and remanded with instructions that the case *173be remanded to the trial court for a new trial. Yohn v. State, 476 So.2d 123 (Fla.1985). The trial court received the appellate mandate on October 16, 1985.…