PORTER v. STATE

No. 96-04306.

715 So.2d 1018 (1998)

Christopher PORTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and A. Victoria Wiggins, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jean-Jacques Darius, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PARKER, Chief Judge.

Christopher Porter appeals the final judgment adjudicating him guilty of resisting an officer with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion in limine to exclude a prejudicial statement made by his wife to a deputy sheriff who had been dispatched to the Porter residence. We reverse.

Sarasota County Sheriff Deputy Walters testified to the following facts. Around 2:00 a.m...

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