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· 3/13/1991

Deveaugh v. State

Citations

  • 575 So. 2d 1373
  • 1991 WL 32125

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “instruction on justifiable use of non-deadly force was of the essence of appellant’s defense and clearly should have been given”
  • defendant claiming he had a fistfight in self-defense was entitled to an instruction on the justifiable use of nondeadly force

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Judges: Downey

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