Rogers v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Rogers v. State

688 So. 2d 6, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 1703, 1997 WL 78458

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedFebruary 26, 1997

DocketNo. 96-1140

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Rogers v. State, 688 So. 2d 6, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 1703, 1997 WL 78458 (Fla. Ct. App. 1997).

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant was charged with first degree murder, two counts of attempted premeditated murder, and attempted robbery. He was convicted of all charges. However, on both counts of attempted premeditated murder, the jury was instructed that they could alternatively find appellant guilty of attempted felony murder. The State concedes that this was reversible error. See State v. Gray, 654 So.2d 552 (Fla.1995). Accordingly, we reverse the two convictions for attempted murder and remand for a new trial on two counts of attempted premeditated murder. See Williamson v. State, 671 So.2d 281 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996)(holding that when attempted murder conviction is obtained where an attempted felony murder instruction is given, retrial on charge of attempted first degree murder is appropriate where it is impossible to determine whether the jury used premeditation or the improper felony-murder theory to convict and the facts could support guilty verdict on either theory).

REVERSED and REMANDED.

FARMER, STEVENSON and GROSS, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant was charged with first degree murder, two counts of attempted premeditated murder, and attempted robbery. He was convicted of all charges. However, on both counts of attempted premeditated murder, the jury was instructed that they could alternatively find appellant guilty of attempted felony murder. The State concedes that this was reversible error. See State v. Gray, 654 So.2d 552 (Fla.1995). Accordingly, we reverse the two convictions for attempted murder and remand for a new trial on two counts of attempted premeditated murder. See Williamson v. State, 671 So.2d 281 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996)(holding that when attempted murder conviction is obtained where an attempted felony murder instruction is given, retrial on charge of attempted first degree murder is appropriate where it is impossible to determine whether the jury used premeditation or the improper felony-murder theory to convict and the facts could support guilty verdict on either theory).

REVERSED and REMANDED.

FARMER, STEVENSON and GROSS, JJ., concur.

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