Supreme Court of Florida

State v. Wright

November 21, 1979379 So. 2d 96

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida held that a surviving co‑perpetrator of a robbery is guilty of second‑degree felony murder when a police officer kills another co‑perpetrator during the robbery. The Court reversed the appellate court's reversal of the murder conviction and remanded for affirmation of that judgment and reconsideration of the robbery conviction.