ROBERT PHILLIPS, JR., PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• Todd v. State, 594 So. 2d 802 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992)
  …iven and that the lack of proof of a causal connection between the alleged “pushing, shoving and ill treatment” and the death of the deceased precluded a conviction for manslaughter. In Phillips v. State, 289 So. 2d 447 (Fla. 2d DCA), cert. denied, 294 So. 2d 662 (Fla.1974), the defendant, who was under the influence of LSD, forced his way into a private home, began acting in a very bizarre manner and assaulted the elderly couple who resided there. The husband, who was 62 years old and had a chronic heart co…
• Maynard v. State, 660 So. 2d 293 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995)
  …gard is reasonably supported by substantial, competent evidence establishing that the appellant’s actions materially contributed to the victim’s death. See Brote, 469 So. 2d at 793 n. 2; Phillips v. State, 289 So. 2d 447 (Fla. 2d DCA), cert. denied, 294 So. 2d 662 (Fla.1974).2 We finally consider appellant’s argument that the trial court erred in declining to give the jury three proposed instructions concerning her theory of defense that she was not criminally responsible for causing the death of the victim.…

Authorities Cited

• Phillips v. State, 289 So. 2d 447 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974)