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giving of the erroneous instruction in Florida

5 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1989–2017 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. DiGuiliogreen
fla · 1986 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1989–1993
2 sentences

1993DiGuilio, 491 So.2d at 1134-35 .

1989Under these circumstances, we find that there is no reasonable possibility that the giving of the erroneous instruction contributed to the conviction, see State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129, 1138 (Fla. 1986), and therefore the error was harmless.

12
State v. Montgomeryyellow
fla · 2010 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017See id. at 257-58 (“Because Montgomery did not contemporaneously object to the manslaughter instruction, we apply a fundamental error analysis here.”).

2017See id. at 257-58 (“Because Montgomery did not contemporaneously object to the manslaughter instruction, we apply a fundamental error analysis here.”).

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Curry v. Stategreen
fla · 2011 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011
1 sentence

2011Barros-Dias v. State, 41 So.3d 370 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010); see also Haygood v. State, 54 So.3d 1035 (Fla. 2d DCA) (certifying a question of great public importance seeking to determine if Bams-Dias applies even where the facts do not support a manslaughter by culpable negligence instruction), review granted, 61 So.3d 410 (Fla.2011).

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Haygood v. Stategreen
fladistctapp · 2011 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011
1 sentence

2011Barros-Dias v. State, 41 So.3d 370 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010); see also Haygood v. State, 54 So.3d 1035 (Fla. 2d DCA) (certifying a question of great public importance seeking to determine if Bams-Dias applies even where the facts do not support a manslaughter by culpable negligence instruction), review granted, 61 So.3d 410 (Fla.2011).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Barros-Dias v. State green
fladistctapp · 2010
1 sentence

2011Barros-Dias v. State, 41 So.3d 370 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010); see also Haygood v. State, 54 So.3d 1035 (Fla. 2d DCA) (certifying a question of great public importance seeking to determine if Bams-Dias applies even where the facts do not support a manslaughter by culpable negligence instruction), review granted, 61 So.3d 410 (Fla.2011).

12011–2011
Martinez v. State green
fla · 2008
1 sentence

2008But after Martinez , the test appears to be whether, "even if the forcible-felony instruction had not been read to the jury, *1132 the possibility that the jury would have found [Cancel] not guilty ... by reason of self-defense is minimal at best." Martinez, 981 So.2d at 456 .

12008–2008

Where else courts name it

WV 13 (1986–2024) CA 8 (1917–2022) IN 7 (1913–2003) FL 5 (1989–2017) WA 3 (1981–2004) VA 2 (1938–2024) ID 2 (1939–1939) MS 2 (1909–1929)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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