Legal Opinion

Rogers v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 26, 1997No. 96-1140PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant was charged with first degree murder, two counts of attempted premeditated murder, and attempted robbery. He was convicted of all charges. However, on both counts of attempted premeditated murder, the jury was instructed that they could alternatively find appellant guilty of attempted felony murder. The State concedes that this was reversible error. See State v. Gray, 654 So.2d 552 (Fla.1995). Accordingly, we reverse the two convictions for attempted murder and remand for a new trial on two counts of attempted premeditated murder. See Williamson v. State, 671 So.2d 281 (Fla. 4th DCA…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. GraySupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Williamson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Acker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. State of Tennessee v. Luis Anthony RamonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2003

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