Briggs v. State

455 So.2d 519 (1984)

Freddie BRIGGS, a/K/a Billy Bones, a/K/a Billy Dee, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. AU-125.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 17, 1984.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1984.

Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Barbara Ann Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

ZEHMER, Judge.

Briggs was convicted in a jury trial of murder in the second degree with the use of a firearm in violation of section 782.04(2), Florida Statutes. On appeal, he urges that the trial court erred in failing to grant him a new…