MARCHINA v. STATE

No. 96-3659.

702 So.2d 1369 (1997)

James MARCHINA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Phil Patterson, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and J. Ray Poole, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


ALLEN, Judge.

The appellant challenges convictions obtained after the state elicited testimony regarding the nature of other pending charges. We conclude that under section 90.403, Florida Statutes, this testimony should not have been received into evidence as its probative value was outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.

The appellant was tried upon an information charging sexual batteries upon a young boy, and the state introduced evidence that the...

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