DANIELS v. STATE

No. 78-2148.

374 So.2d 1166 (1979)

James Werner DANIELS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Doyle, Jr. of Asbell, Hains & Doyle, P.A., Naples, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


RYDER, Judge.

Daniels appeals his convictions for possession and sale of phencyclidine, alleging that the court erred by prohibiting him from cross-examining the chief prosecution witness to show bias because that witness was on juvenile probation. We agree that appellant has the right to show bias by the witness' juvenile status, and we reverse.

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