Tillman v. State

Wilson TILLMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 18, 1983.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1983-11-18

Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently December 1994

5 state decisions

Relies on Taylor v. State · 431 So. 2d 247 - Brown v. State

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Decided 1983-11-18

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¶1Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

¶2Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Lawrence A. Kaden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4We affirm appellant's convictions for second degree murder, attempted manslaughter, and carrying a concealed firearm. While affirming the manslaughter conviction, we also certify the following question of great public importance to the Supreme Court of Florida:

IS THERE A CRIME OF ATTEMPTED MANSLAUGHTER UNDER THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA?

¶5Brown v. State,431 So.2d 247 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); Taylor v. State,401 So.2d 812 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981).

¶6AFFIRMED but CERTIFIED.

¶7ERVIN, C.J., JOANOS, J., and TILLMAN PEARSON (Ret.), Associate Judge, concur.