Bryant Daniel Neal v. State of Florida

Bryant Daniel Neal (“appellant”) appeals the final order of the trial court finding him guilty of two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer and one count of resisting arrest with violence following a jury trial. Before deliberations, the jury was provided with a written set of jury instructions that included an instruction on the justifiable use of non-deadly force. Appellant asserts it was fundamental error to include the word “injury” in the jury instruction for justifiable non-deadly force. Additionally, appellant claims that offsetting the phrase “including deadly force” with…