Case Name: William R. MORGAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-07-06
Citations: 417 So. 2d 1027
Docket Number: No. 81-2601
Parties: William R. MORGAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, SCHWARTZ and BASKIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 417
Pages: 1027–1027

Head Matter:
William R. MORGAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 81-2601.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 6, 1982.
Rehearing Denied Aug. 23, 1982.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Lee Weissenborn, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Steven R. Jacob, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, SCHWARTZ and BASKIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In Florida attempted second degree murder is recognized as a crime. Littles v. State, 384 So.2d 744 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).
It is also a "necessarily included" lesser of the offense of attempted first degree murder, and therefore, the trial court was correct in giving such an instruction when the defendant was charged with attempted first degree murder. Brown v. State, 206 So.2d 377 (Fla.1968).
Therefore the conviction, adjudication and sentence are affirmed.
Affirmed.