Case Name: Gary PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1994-08-26
Citations: 643 So. 2d 9
Docket Number: No. 93-00355
Parties: Gary PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: RYDER, A.C.J., and LAZZARA, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 643
Pages: 9–10

Head Matter:
Gary PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 93-00355.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Aug. 26, 1994.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 19, 1994.
Malcom V. McKay of Battaglia, Ross, Dicus & Wein, P.A., Tampa, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Kimberly D. Nolen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
BLUE, Judge.
Gary Peterson contends his conviction for second-degree murder must be reversed because the trial court failed to instruct the jury on third-degree felony murder allegedly arising out of an aggravated assault. There was evidence which would support third-degree murder and therefore, it was error to refuse to give the instruction. See Herrington v. State, 538 So.2d 850, 851 (Fla.1989) ("[I]n the ease of degree crimes, requested instructions on all lesser degrees that are supported by the evidence must be given regardless of the allegations of the charging document."). We find no merit in the remaining issue raised by Peterson.
Accordingly, we reverse Peterson's conviction and remand for a new trial.
RYDER, A.C.J., and LAZZARA, J., concur.