Justina Lynn Wright v. State of Florida

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• evidence that defendant was panicked, frightened, and defended himself from attack was insufficient to warrant charge on voluntary manslaughter
• voluntary manslaughter instruction unwarranted where evidence at best showed that defendant was trying to repel an attack, not that he acted in anger
• defendant’s fear of attack by victim bore no hallmarks of passion necessary to support charge on voluntary manslaughter
• voluntary manslaughter instruction unwarranted where evidence at best showed that defendant was trying to repel an attack, not that he acted in anger
• where defendant’s mother hired lawyer for defendant and police refused to let lawyer see defendant, all unknown to defendant, defendant’s subsequent Miranda waiver valid
• evidence of postmortem toxicology report showing presence of cocaine metabolites . . . “too attenuated to warrant speculation about the effects of cocaine on the victim at the time of the shooting.”

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