Smiddy v. State

468 So.2d 466 (1985)

Millard H. SMIDDY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 84-1316.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 8, 1985.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Jeffrey Anderson, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert S. Jaegers, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

DELL, Judge.

Appellant challenges his conviction and sentence of manslaughter with a firearm. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to give an instruction on excusable homicide when it gave an instruction…