ROBINSON v. STATE

No. 87-1840.

535 So.2d 610 (1988)

Edythe ROBINSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew A. Graham of Reinman, Harrell, Silberhorn & Graham, P.A., Melbourne, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Ellen D. Phillips, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

Edythe Robinson appeals her conviction for second degree murder contending that a videotape of her statement to the police was improperly admitted into evidence. She contends that the videotape was so prejudicial that she should be entitled to a new trial. We agree.

Edythe Robinson's husband was murdered on May 20, 1985, and she became the prime suspect. She gave numerous statements to the police concerning the events of her husband's death...

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