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997 So. 2d 522

Docket No. 1D07-6161.

Burroughs v. State

Robert L. BURROUGHS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 31, 2008.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2008-12-31

Decided 2008-12-31

¶1Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Gail E. Anderson, Assistant Public Defender, for Appellant.

¶2Bill McCollum, Attorney General; Michael T. Kennett and Thomas D. Winokur, Assistant Attorneys General, for Appellee.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4Robert Burroughs, Appellant, challenges his conviction and sentence for second-degree murder, arguing that the trial court fundamentally erred in giving the standard jury instruction for the lesser-included offense of manslaughter by act because it erroneously includes the provision that the defendant intended to cause the victim's death. For the reasons expressed in Montgomery v. State, No. 1D07-4688 (Fla. 1st DCA Dec. 31, 2008), we agree. Accordingly, Appellant's conviction and sentence for second-degree murder is REVERSED and REMANDED for a new trial consistent with this Court's opinion in Montgomery.

¶5BROWNING, C.J., BARFIELD, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.

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