Case Name: Rubin James MAULDIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-11-09
Citations: 351 So. 2d 753
Docket Number: No. FF-413
Parties: Rubin James MAULDIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOYER, Acting C. J., and MILLS, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 351
Pages: 753–753

Head Matter:
Rubin James MAULDIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. FF-413.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 9, 1977.
Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
SMITH, Judge.
There was no reversible error in the trial court's refusal to charge the jury that insanity may result from extended and habitual intoxication. Appropriate charges were given on insanity and on intoxication as rendering a person incapable of a crime requiring specific intent. The jury convicted of murder in the first degree, obviously persuaded that appellant intended the death of the deceased. The charge that "voluntary drunkenness or intoxication does not excuse nor justify the commission of a crime" was appropriately qualified, was not confusing, and produced no harmful error.
AFFIRMED.
BOYER, Acting C. J., and MILLS, J., concur.