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Eddie McNEALY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm Eddie McNealy's judgment and sentence for second-degree murder. However, as this court did in Haygood v. State, 54 So.3d 1035 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011), we certify the following question to the Florida Supreme Court to be of great public importance:

IF A JURY RETURNS A VERDICT FINDING A DEFENDANT GUILTY OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN A CASE WHERE THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT SUPPORT A THEORY OF CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE, DOES A TRIAL COURT COMMIT FUNDAMENTAL ERROR BY GIVING A FLAWED MANSLAUGHTER BY ACT INSTRUCTION WHEN IT ALSO GIVES AN INSTRUCTION ON MANSLAUGHTER BY CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE?

Affirmed; question certified.

WHATLEY, KELLY, and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.

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MCNEALY v. STATE
(Aug 19, 2011)