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Taylor v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 11, 1977
350 So. 2d 13 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

Opinion

No. 76-1800.

August 16, 1977. Rehearing Denied October 11, 1977.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Orange County, W. Rogers Turner, J.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Frank B. Kessler, Asst. Public Defender, and Lester A. Lewis, Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Harry M. Hipler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Defendant appeals his conviction for resisting arrest with violence. The sole issue is whether the court erred in refusing to give a jury instruction requested by the defendant. We find no error and affirm.

In this case the defendant requested an instruction which in our opinion is inadequate and incomplete. The trial court is not required to give such an instruction, nor is it obligated to re-write the requested instruction to make it right. The jury was correctly instructed on the elements of the crime charged and on what the State had to prove. We find no fundamental error in the instructions as given.

AFFIRMED.

ALDERMAN, C.J., and CROSS and DAUKSCH, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Taylor v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 11, 1977
350 So. 2d 13 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)
Case details for

Taylor v. State

Case Details

Full title:BILLY TAYLOR, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 11, 1977

Citations

350 So. 2d 13 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

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