Case Name: Rene RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2014-06-04
Citations: 139 So. 3d 489
Docket Number: No. 4D09-556
Parties: Rene RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GROSS, CIKLIN and FORST, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 139
Pages: 489–489

Head Matter:
Rene RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D09-556.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 4, 2014.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Gary Lee Caldwell, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi Bettendorf, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT
PER CURIAM.
The Supreme Court quashed the decision in this ease and remanded for further proceedings consistent with its decision in Williams v. State, 123 So.3d 23 (Fla.2013). Appellant was convicted of attempted second degree murder and other crimes. As in Williams, the circuit court committed fundamental error by giving a faulty instruction on attempted manslaughter. Appellant's attempted second degree murder conviction was one step removed from attempted manslaughter. Id. at 24. Based on Williams, we reverse appellant's convictions and remand for a new trial.
GROSS, CIKLIN and FORST, JJ., concur.