BLAIR v. STATE

No. 78-1912.

371 So.2d 224 (1979)

Eugene BLAIR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 25, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and James R. Wulchak, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

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


RYDER, Judge.

On this appeal from his conviction and sentence for battery, appellant contends that the trial court erred in not allowing defense counsel to cross-examine the alleged victim as to whether he, as well as appellant, had been arrested as a result of the incident in question. We agree and reverse.

The testimony adduced at trial established that on the evening of June 13, 1978 appellant and two companions, Jerry Haynes and Brenda Bush, approached...

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