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BELTON v. STATE

No. 84-84.

475 So.2d 275 (1985)

Arthur L. BELTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

September 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Karen M. Gottlieb, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Julie S. Thornton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, HUBBART and JORGENSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We agree with appellant Belton's contention that the trial court improperly limited cross-examination of the state's principal witness, Mary Burns, by precluding cross-examination with respect to an out-of-state conviction. Whether the crime in question ("joy-riding") was punishable by not more than 90 days imprisonment, as the state represented below, or was punishable up to either two or five years, as Belton now argues, is of no moment since it is undisputed...

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