CALDWELL v. STATE

No. N-312.

243 So.2d 422 (1971)

Wayne Donald CALDWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 12, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender, and Gerald Sohn, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


RAWLS, Judge.

Appellant-defendant, Wayne Donald Caldwell, was informed against for the offense of murder in the first degree, and upon a jury verdict was adjudged guilty of murder in the second degree. By this appeal he contends (1) that the court erred in refusing to permit him to hold his Bible during the trial, and (2) the court erred in permitting the State to lead and impeach his own witness.

The record reflects that Appellant Caldwell, Charlie James...

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