DONALDSON v. STATE

No. 93-3293.

656 So.2d 580 (1995)

Donnie Lee DONALDSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Carol Ann Turner, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Daniel A. David, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


MICKLE, Judge.

Donnie Lee Donaldson appeals his conviction for the sale of cocaine within 1000 feet of a school, urging that the trial court abused its discretion in excluding the testimony of a defense witness. We agree and reverse.

At trial, defense attempted to place on the stand a witness who would testify that, some three weeks prior to trial, he overheard the confidential informant state to two individuals that his attempt to carry out a controlled buy...

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