WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 90-1510.

593 So.2d 1189 (1992)

Valenci WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Elliott H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Jorge Espinosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NESBITT, FERGUSON and GERSTEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Valenci Williams appeals his conviction for first-degree murder. His primary contention is that the court committed reversible error in admitting, as substantive evidence against Williams, a codefendant's custodial statement where the codefendant was not subject to cross-examination. We agree and reverse.

Williams and codefendant Godfrey Era were tried together for the armed robbery and murder of Juan Silva.1 Introduced...

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