District Court of Appeal of Florida

Conviction and sentence is reversed and remanded where: 1) the court's self-defense instructions were erroneous because they were reasonably calculated to mislead/confuse the jury as, in a single aggravated battery case, jury instructions that appellant's use of force was not justifiable if he was committing or attempting to commit an aggravated battery is fundamental error; and 2) the court committed reversible error in not allowing testimony showing the bias of a witness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/04/2006
• Published 10/04/2006

Judges

• SHAHOOD, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and John M. Conway, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.