EASTER v. STATE

No. 79-1783/T4-722.

398 So.2d 838 (1981)

Arthur James EASTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Robert C. Fallon, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, C. Michael Barnette, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


ORFINGER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial of attempted robbery. He raises two points on appeal: (1) that irrelevant testimony was admitted which prejudiced the jury against him and (2) there was error in the refusal of the trial court to give the requested jury instruction on minimum and maximum penalties. We reverse.

The victim of the attempted pursesnatching, while testifying for the State, was asked if she had brought her purse with her...

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