Case Name: Johnny Tyrone McCAULEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-11-18
Citations: 405 So. 2d 1350
Docket Number: Nos. 80-1200, 80-1332
Parties: Johnny Tyrone McCAULEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ORFINGER and COWART, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 405
Pages: 1350–1358

Head Matter:
Johnny Tyrone McCAULEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. 80-1200, 80-1332.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Nov. 18, 1981.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Thomas R. Mott, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and C. Michael Barnette, Asst. Atty. Gen., Day-tona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant McCauley was charged and convicted of second degree murder. The only issue requiring discussion is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion for judgment of acquittal at the conclusion of the State's case. We have carefully considered the record and find that the evidence at the close of the State's case was reasonably susceptible of two different views: that the appellant's action in shooting the deceased was justifiable self-defense or that such action evinced a depraved mind without proper regard for the life of the deceased. Therefore the trial judge properly submitted the ease to the jury who determined the disputed question of fact against the appellant.
AFFIRMED.
ORFINGER and COWART, JJ., concur.
COWART, J., concurs specially with opinion.
COBB, J., dissents with opinion.