Case Name: Marcos CASTILLO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-04-01
Citations: 896 So. 2d 973
Docket Number: No. 5D04-2220
Parties: Marcos CASTILLO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PETERSON, MONACO and TORPY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 896
Pages: 973–973

Head Matter:
Marcos CASTILLO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D04-2220.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
April 1, 2005.
James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Susan A. Fagan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca Rock McGuigan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was charged with resisting arrest and battery on a law enforcement officer arising from a single episode. He claimed self-defense but objected when the court instructed the jury on the "forcible felony" exception to his self-defense claim. The court overruled his objection. In so doing, the court erred and a new trial is required. Carter v. State, 889 So.2d 937 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004); see also Jackson v. State, 463 So.2d 372 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985) (self defense available defense in regard to charge of battery and resisting arrest arising out of single incident).
REVERSED and REMANDED.
PETERSON, MONACO and TORPY, JJ., concur.