NEWSOME v. STATE

No. 98-1691.

735 So.2d 546 (1999)

Wayne NEWSOME, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Segal of Golub & Segal, P.A., Melbourne, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


FARMER, J.

During a trial on a charge of aggravated battery, the prosecution presented to the jury a tape recording of an interrogation of defendant. The tape included a statement by a police officer that the victim of the battery had told the officer that defendant had threatened her with harm if she went to the police about the matter.

Defense counsel timely objected to the admission of this evidence on the grounds of hearsay, arguing that this inadmissible...

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