District Court of Appeal of Florida

A conviction for first degree murder with a firearm and armed burglary of a dwelling with assault or battery is reversed and remanded where the trial court abused its discretion in prohibiting defendant from presenting evidence of his prescription medications in support of an involuntary intoxication defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/21/2006
• Published 06/21/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Alan T. Lipson, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sue-Ellen Kenny, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.