Case Name: Leroy BRUCE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-06-03
Citations: 489 So. 2d 1191
Docket Number: No. 84-515
Parties: Leroy BRUCE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before HENDRY, NESBITT and JOR-GENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 489
Pages: 1191–1191

Head Matter:
Leroy BRUCE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 84-515.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
June 3, 1986.
Rehearing Denied July 9, 1986.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and David B. Javits, Special Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before HENDRY, NESBITT and JOR-GENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm appellant Bruce's conviction and sentence for attempted second degree murder upon a holding that even though the victim in this case was not present during the trial, the state sustained its evidentiary burden by presenting the testimony of an eyewitness who could rebut appellant's direct testimony that he acted in self-defense. In this regard, this case is distinguishable from Ferguson v. State, 379 So.2d 163 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).
Affirmed.