Case Name: Stevenland DAVIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2011-05-18
Citations: 61 So. 3d 1228
Docket Number: No. 3D09-2505
Parties: Stevenland DAVIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before GERSTEN and LAGOA, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 61
Pages: 1228–1229

Head Matter:
Stevenland DAVIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D09-2505.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 18, 2011.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Shannon P. McKenna, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Natalia Costea, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GERSTEN and LAGOA, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Stevenland Davis appeals his conviction and sentence for two counts of second-degree murder. We reverse and remand for a' new trial because the trial court fundamentally erred in instructing the jury that intent to kill was an element of manslaughter by act, a lesser-included offense of second-degree murder. See State v. Montgomery, 39 So.3d 252 (Fla.2010).
Reversed and remanded for a new trial.