HAMPTON v. STATE

No. 91-03129.

623 So.2d 624 (1993)

Silas Edward HAMPTON, Sr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

September 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony C. Dodds of Law Office of T.W. Weeks, III, Lakeland, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Brenda S. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PATTERSON, Judge.

The appellant challenges his judgment and sentences for possession of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He asserts that the trial court erred by not conducting a Richardson1 hearing before excluding a defense witness from testifying. We agree and reverse.

The defense attempted to call the appellant's son as its first witness. The prosecutor objected on the ground that he had not received a witness...

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