Derek Jamal Flowers v. State of Florida

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• noting that under the invited error doctrine, a party may not invite or make error in the trial court and then take advantage of the error on appeal
• holding the doctrine of invited error is designed to prevent “sandbagging”
• holding the doctrine of invited error is designed to prevent “sandbagging”
• applying the invited error doctrine where defense counsel “should have known” that conviction of the lesser included offense was time- barred when counsel requested it
• affirming conviction and noting that counsel admitted his trial strategy was to have the jury instructed on a time-barred, less serious offense
• applying the invited error doctrine where defense counsel “should have known” that conviction of the lesser included offense was time- barred when counsel requested it

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