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McGowan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 3, 1982
421 So. 2d 620 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

Opinion

No. 82-449.

October 19, 1982. Rehearing Denied December 3, 1982.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Dade County; Morton L. Perry, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, William A. Meadows, Jr., and Mark Hektner, Sp. Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Scott Silver, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and JORGENSON, JJ.


Defendant McGowan has failed to preserve for review any error resulting from the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury on lesser included offenses pertaining to premeditated or felony murder. Shrum v. State, 401 So.2d 941 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981); Skipper v. State, 400 So.2d 797 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981); Worley v. State, 396 So.2d 1153 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981); Williams v. State, 346 So.2d 554 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 353 So.2d 681 (Fla. 1977).

The record reveals that defense counsel indicated his satisfaction with the instructions to be given by the court.
THE COURT: So first, we get the lesser crimes. All right. `Introduction to homicide,' second sentence, second paragraph, `Murder in the first-degree includes the lesser crime of manslaughter.' `The lesser crime of manslaughter.'
[ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY]: Okay. Right.
THE COURT: `Which is unlawful.'
[ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY]: Right, and then going down —
THE COURT: Then, we get down to `killing was first-degree or manslaughter.'
We strike murder in the second or first degree, whatever we have changed.
All right. I am satisfied with that under the circumstances.
Now, let's see —
[ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY]: Are you satisfied with that Mr. Meadows?
[DEFENSE COUNSEL]: Yes, sir.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

McGowan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 3, 1982
421 So. 2d 620 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)
Case details for

McGowan v. State

Case Details

Full title:EARL McGOWAN, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 3, 1982

Citations

421 So. 2d 620 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

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