Legal Opinion
Novak v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 6, 2008No. 4D06-3030PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
974 So.2d 520 (2008)
Jason NOVAK, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D06-3030.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
February 6, 2008.
Steven H. Malone of Steven H. Malone, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
MAY, J.
The defendant challenges the former standard jury instruction on self defense in this appeal. He argues that fundamental error was created when the trial court instructed the jury on self defense. We agree and reverse.
The defendant's…
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