REDDICK v. STATE

No. 83-522.

443 So.2d 482 (1984)

James REDDICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Ringsmuth of Smith, Carta & Ringsmuth, Fort Myers, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant, James Reddick, appeals his conviction for second degree murder and his sentence of ten years in prison. Appellant raises numerous grounds on appeal. However, we find merit only in his contention that the trial court erred in excluding the corroborative evidence of three witnesses which weighed directly on appellant's claim of self-defense. We agree and reverse for a new trial.

On the day of the homicide, the evidence shows that...

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