Case Name: Johnny GAINER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1976-03-05
Citations: 327 So. 2d 873
Docket Number: No. Y-433
Parties: Johnny GAINER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: McCORD, Acting C. J., and FULLER, RICHARD S., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 327
Pages: 873–873

Head Matter:
Johnny GAINER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. Y-433.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 5, 1976.
Robert B. Staats, Staats & Nabors, Panama City, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Donald K. Rudser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
SMITH, Judge.
We have carefully considered the entire record and the briefs and argument of counsel. There was evidence justifying the jury's verdict that appellant is guilty of manslaughter notwithstanding the evidence tending to support his claim that he acted in self-defense. Considered in its totality, the court's charge did not erroneously emphasize the accused's duty to take measures available to him to avoid an encounter with one threatening attack. The judgment of conviction is
AFFIRMED.
McCORD, Acting C. J., and FULLER, RICHARD S., Associate Judge, concur.