THOMAS v. STATE

No. 82-846.

439 So.2d 245 (1983)

Paul Louis THOMAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Theresa K. Edwards, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Evelyn D. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


COBB, Judge.

The defendant, Paul Louis Thomas, was tried for robbery. At trial defense counsel moved for the court to allow Thomas to display his upper body to the jury without subjecting himself to cross-examination. One of the robbery victims previously had testified that she observed no marks, tattoos, or chest hair on the shirtless robber. The motion was denied and the defendant was convicted.

On appeal it is contended that denial of the motion for the...

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