Legal Opinion
Testerman v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 31, 2007No. 4D07-217PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
966 So.2d 1035 (2007)
John TESTERMAN, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D07-217.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
October 31, 2007.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Peggy Natale, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
SHAHOOD, C.J.
The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for aggravated battery based on erroneous jury instructions on the defense of self-defense. We agree and reverse and remand for a new trial.
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