Lopez v. State

Defendant appeals his conviction for manslaughter with a firearm, section 782.07, Florida Statutes (1991). We affirm. The record demonstrates'that both excusable and justifiable homicide were defined for the jury. The trial court properly denied the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal. See Demurjian v. State, 557 So.2d 642 (Fla. 4 DCA), review denied, 569 So.2d 1278 (Fla.1990). According to the evidence presented by the state, the jury could have found that defendant, without prior warning, shot and killed the unarmed victim following the victim’s verbal abuse of the defendant. See…