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Sosa v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 2, 1975
314 So. 2d 819 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

Opinion

No. 74-581.

July 2, 1975.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Hillsborough County; Herboth S. Ryder, Judge.

James A. Gardner, Public Defender, Sarasota, and Ellen Condon, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


Appellant's conviction for assault upon Stan Rowell with intent to commit manslaughter is affirmed. However, there is no evidence in the record to indicate that appellant fired any shots in the direction of James Layman or, in fact, even knew of Layman's presence at the scene. Cf. Johnson v. State, 1907, 53 Fla. 45, 43 So. 779. Therefore, the judgment of conviction and sentence for assault upon James Layman with intent to commit manslaughter are hereby reversed.

HOBSON, A.C.J., and BOARDMAN and GRIMES, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Sosa v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 2, 1975
314 So. 2d 819 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)
Case details for

Sosa v. State

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS M. SOSA, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jul 2, 1975

Citations

314 So. 2d 819 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)