BLACKWOOD v. STATE

No. 91-1563.

608 So.2d 865 (1992)

Christopher BLACKWOOD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Ellen Morris, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Patricia G. Lampert, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


ON REHEARING

PER CURIAM.

We grant rehearing, withdraw our previous opinion, and now reverse appellant's conviction and direct a new trial because of the trial court's erroneous refusal to sever the trial of appellant from that of his codefendant.

It was error under prevailing law to admit both defendants' statements in a joint trial, where each defendant's confession pointed the finger at the other; both denied in their statements participation in...

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