Corey Stephen Smith v. State of Florida

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D2023-2239 Lower Tribunal No. CF18-000632-XX _____________________________ COREY STEPHEN SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. Sharon M. Franklin, Judge. June 27, 2025 MIZE, J. Appellant, Corey Stephen Smith (“Smith”), appeals his conviction for aggravated battery with a firearm causing great bodily harm. Smith asserts that the trial court erred when it denied Smith’s requested jury instruction on self-defense and when…