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Payne v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Mar 17, 1981
395 So. 2d 284 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

No. 80-1240.

March 17, 1981.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Jon I. Gordon, J.

Percy Payne, in pro. per.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Calianne P. Lantz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, C.J., and DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


The judgment of conviction and sentence under review is reversed and the cause is remanded to the trial court with directions to award the defendant Percy Payne a new trial upon a holding that: (a) the trial court committed reversible error when, in response to a jury request made during the jury's deliberations, the trial court sent to the jury, over a defense objection, the written standard jury instruction on premeditation without also sending the entire written instructions to the jury as requested by the defense, Morgan v. State, 377 So.2d 212 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979); Faulk v. State, 296 So.2d 614 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974); Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.400(c); (b) the balance of the defendant's points on appeal do not present reversible error.

Reversed and remanded for a new trial.


Summaries of

Payne v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Mar 17, 1981
395 So. 2d 284 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

Payne v. State

Case Details

Full title:PERCY PAYNE, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Mar 17, 1981

Citations

395 So. 2d 284 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

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