WILT v. STATE

No. 80-1595.

410 So.2d 924 (1982)

Frank Emerson WILT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Filed March 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

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

Before BARKDULL, SCHWARTZ and BASKIN, JJ.


BASKIN, Judge.

During his trial for second-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, arising from the shooting of James Yates following a fight in a barroom, defendant Wilt sought to establish that he killed Yates in self-defense. He failed to convince the jury, however, and upon conviction was sentenced to serve fifty years in the state penitentiary. This appeal ensued.

Wilt contends that the trial court erred when it denied...

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