LOUISY v. STATE

No. 94-3714.

667 So.2d 972 (1996)

Bernard LOUISY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Grable, P.A. of Peter Grable Law Office, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patricia A. Ash, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, Judge.

Appellant, Bernard Louisy, appeals his convictions for various sex crimes involving a child. We reverse because we agree with appellant that the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant's request to re-open his case so that he could re-take the witness stand to present testimony crucial to his defense.

The proffered testimony, if believed by the jury, would have provided an alternative reason for the victim's vaginal injuries...

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