STANO v. STATE

No. 84-146.

465 So.2d 1260 (1985)

Gerald E. STANO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Christopher S. Quarles, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Ellen Phillips and Mark C. Menser, Asst. Attys. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree. Appellant raises one issue on appeal: Whether it is error to refuse to admit in evidence at trial testimony that the accused has previously falsely confessed to other crimes.

This case was tried by the court without a jury and before trial the prosecutor moved the court to grant a motion in limine to prevent the defendant from introducing testimony from police officers that...

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