BESSMAN v. STATE

No. 71-824.

259 So.2d 776 (1972)

John Louis BESSMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nettlow & Sabatino, Richard M. Gale, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Arnold R. Ginsberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.


PEARSON, Judge.

Appellant brings for review his conviction for aggravated assault and his sentence to eighteen months in prison. Two points are presented: (1) The evidence is insufficient to establish an intentional assault. (2) The trial court erred in sustaining the state's objection to a question on cross-examination of a state's witness. We affirm.

The evidence is clearly sufficient to establish the general intent required. See McCullers v. State, Fla...

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