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844 So. 2d 811

Galiano v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2003-05-14

Relies on 704 So. 2d 1137 - Curington v. State

Decided 2003-05-14

PER CURIAM.

¶1Galiano appeals his conviction and sentence for aggravated battery, following a jury trial. He first argues, and we agree, that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on both the defense of justifiable use of non-deadly force and the defense of justifiable use of deadly force where the evidence supported the same. See Curington v. State, 704 So.2d 1137, 1139-40 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998) (stating that “[wjhere evidence presented at trial supports an instruction on self-defense (use of deadly force as well as non-deadly force), it is error not to give it.”). We find no merit to his remaining point on appeal.

¶2Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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