Legal Opinion

Manuel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 27, 1977No. 76-1493PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

344 So.2d 1317 (1977)

William MANUEL, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 76-1493.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 27, 1977.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

OTT, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of second degree murder. We reverse and remand for the imposition of a sentence of manslaughter for reasons hereinafter stated.

On the night of March 26, 1976, Robert Jackson, 10, was playing…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. State v. BryanSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. Preston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  3. Ramsey v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
  4. Hines v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  5. Savage v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1943

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  2. Marasa v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Joseph Redman v. Richard L. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Martinez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  5. Pierce v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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