Legal Opinion

Green v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 12, 1971No. 70-573PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LILES, Judge.

Willie .Chester Green was found guilty by a jury of assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree. This is the second time this case has been before this court and the facts are adequately set out in Green v. State, Fla.App.1969, 228 So.2d 397, cert. den. Fla. 1970, 237 So.2d 540. ,*. . , , , We see no reason to elaborate on that set 0f facts.

Appellant in this appeal assigns as error the trial court’s failure to give a charge on justifiable or excusable homicide. We believe the court cannot properly define manslaughter without explaining what justifiable or excusable…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
  3. Hedges v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1965
  4. Graives v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  5. Green v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Driggers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  2. Pouk v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  3. Hancock v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
  4. Martin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974

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