EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 73286.

548 So.2d 656 (1989)

Derinda EDWARDS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn V. McCann and James J. Carney, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


OVERTON, Justice.

We have for review Edwards v. State, 530 So.2d 936 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988), in which the district court held that Edwards was not entitled to cross-examine the aggravated battery victim regarding her past drug use and treatment. The victim had used drugs and had undergone treatment for drug use years prior to the offense, and Edwards intended to show that such drug use detrimentally affected the victim's recollection...

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