Kyree Luis Perez v. State of Florida

Kyree Luis Perez, Appellant, was convicted of attempted second-degree murder for shooting his former friend, Michael Coley, in the abdomen in response to Coley’s provocation to engage in a fist fight. Appellant argues that the trial court should have granted his motion for a judgment of acquittal because the evidence showed only an impulsive overreaction to Coley’s behavior, making manslaughter the highest suitable conviction. Contrary to Appellant’s argument, the evidence was legally sufficient for the jury to find, as it did, that Appellant shot Coley with the ill will, hatred, spite, or…