Case Name: Brimzell L. GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-04-16
Citations: 466 So. 2d 1275
Docket Number: No. 83-2086
Parties: Brimzell L. GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARK-DULL and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 466
Pages: 1275–1275

Head Matter:
Brimzell L. GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 83-2086.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 16, 1985.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Alan D. Sackrin, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Jack B. Ludin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARK-DULL and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant's conviction for battery upon a law officer is reversed because of the failure of the trial court to give a jury instruction on self-defense, as requested. Holley v. State, 423 So.2d 562 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). The cause is remanded to the trial court for purposes of a new trial.
Reversed and remanded.