RUSSO v. STATE

No. 81-2222.

418 So.2d 483 (1982)

Andrew RUSSO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William E. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


CURTIS, CLINTON A., Associate Judge.

Andrew Russo challenges his conviction for two counts of witness tampering. He was accused of attempting to induce two persons, Anna Chisholm and John Tillis, to testify falsely in an impending trial.

We must reverse the trial court's judgment of guilt and ten year sentence because cross-examination of Tillis was restricted and impeachment testimony of defense witnesses against Tillis was excluded.

John Tillis was...

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