HARRIS v. STATE

No. 95-674.

660 So.2d 378 (1995)

James C. HARRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann M. Childs, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for appellee.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

Appellant appeals a judgment and sentence for grand theft. He challenges the trial court's instruction to the jury that one factor it should consider in evaluating the credibility of a witness is whether he or she has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving dishonesty or a false statement.

Appellant testified at trial and during his testimony, defense counsel asked him if he had ever been convicted of a felony and he said he had. When...

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