SMITH v. STATE

No. 95-2377.

679 So.2d 30 (1996)

Leonard J. SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Karen E. Ehrlich, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ettie Feistmann, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, Judge.

Appellant, Leonard Smith, appeals the conviction and sentence imposed after he was tried by jury and found guilty of throwing a deadly missile or stone into an occupied building in violation of section 790.19, Florida Statutes (1993). We agree with appellant that the trial court erred by excluding impeachment evidence that was relevant to his defense. We therefore reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.

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