Legal Opinion
Caruthers v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 28, 1998No. 97-01313PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
721 So.2d 371 (1998)
James CARUTHERS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 97-01313.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
October 28, 1998.
Domingo G. Alvarez, III, Orlando, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anne E. Sheer, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
2Per curiam
James Caruthers appeals the judgment of the trial court in this misdemeanor battery case. Caruthers asserts, and the State concedes, that the trial court erred in denying his jury instruction on the justifiable use of nondeadly force. We agree and reverse.
The State…
3Cases cited2 opinions
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