Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2014

Viera v. State

Viera v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 12, 2014 · Black, Casanueva, Morris
133 So. 3d 563; 2014 WL 539847; 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1822 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Viera v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

In his petition filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(d), Carlos Viera contends that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to argue that the then-standard jury instruction for manslaughter by act as given to the jury in Viera’s trial for second-degree murder was fundamental error. Based on the facts of Viera’s case and for the reasons discussed in Horne v. State, 128 So.3d 953 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013), we are constrained to reverse Viera’s second-degree murder conviction and remand for a new trial.

Reversed and remanded.

CASANUEVA, MORRIS, and BLACK, JJ., Concur.

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