LYONS v. STATE

No. 79-2023.

384 So.2d 982 (1980)

Michael Wayne LYONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

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


RYDER, Judge.

Appellant, Michael Wayne Lyons, appeals from a judgment and sentence for battery.

Appellant's only point on appeal is that the trial court erred in precluding defense counsel from cross-examining the battery victim regarding whether he had a pending claim under the Florida Crimes Compensation Act.

The Florida Crimes Compensation Act, Chapter 960, Florida Statutes (1979), was enacted by the legislature to provide governmental financial...

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