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Whipple v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 4, 1983
438 So. 2d 934 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 82-1615.

October 4, 1983.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Ellen Morphonios Gable, J.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Sanford D. Rockowitz, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Richard E. Doran, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


The jury verdict finding defendant guilty of second-degree murder is supported by competent and substantial evidence, thus it will not be disturbed. Tibbs v. State, 397 So.2d 1120, 1123 (Fla. 1981), affirmed, 457 U.S. 31, 102 S.Ct. 2211, 72 L.Ed.2d 652 (1982); Wooten v. State, 361 So.2d 167 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978).

The jury instruction on self-defense, considered in its entirety, was clear, comprehensive, and correct even though it omitted language as to the specific offense the victim was allegedly committing at the time he was killed by defendant. See Sheppard v. State, 322 So.2d 628 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975), cert. denied, 336 So.2d 603 (Fla. 1976); Bolin v. State, 297 So.2d 317 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 304 So.2d 452 (Fla. 1974).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Whipple v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Oct 4, 1983
438 So. 2d 934 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Whipple v. State

Case Details

Full title:HERBERT WHIPPLE, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Oct 4, 1983

Citations

438 So. 2d 934 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

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