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O'HARA v. STATE

No. 89-8.

554 So.2d 26 (1989)

Samuel Patrick O'HARA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 22, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and David P. Gauldin, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and John M. Koenig, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

O'Hara appeals his conviction and sentence for DUI manslaughter. He contends that the trial court abused its discretion by granting the state's motion in limine precluding his defense based on causation, by permitting two troopers to testify as experts, by denying his requested instruction on causation, and by instructing the jury regarding a blood alcohol level presumption. We agree as to the first issue and reverse without addressing the remaining issues...

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