CYRUS v. STATE

No. 75-1253.

344 So.2d 253 (1977)

Sampson CYRUS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Daniel T. O'Connell, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Marsha G. Madorsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

CROSS and DAUKSCH, JJ., concur.

ANSTEAD, J., concurs specially with opinion.

ANSTEAD, Judge, concurring specially:

In an attempt to impeach the court's witness, who denied any knowledge of the case being tried, the state was permitted to read from the alleged prior statement of the witness establishing in detail the defendant's participation in the crime charged. This testimony violated the rule set out in Rankin...

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