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BURNEY v. STATE

No. 88-3178.

579 So.2d 746 (1991)

Eugene BURNEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Adler of Adler & Meyer, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Joan Fowler and Dawn Wynn, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Eugene Burney appeals his convictions for first and second degree murder. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

We reverse because we conclude that the trial court erred in permitting hearsay testimony to be introduced. Burney correctly contends that hearsay testimony by Howard1 and James2 was improperly introduced to the effect that unidentified individuals had implicated Burney in the...

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