NELSON v. STATE

No. 98-1456.

739 So.2d 1177 (1999)

George NELSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of second degree murder with a firearm, and argues that the trial court erred in not allowing him to put on evidence that the victim had a reputation for violence. We reverse for a new trial.

Appellant had been living on and off with a woman who may have had a relationship with the victim, Elijah Canion. Several weeks before the shooting, Canion called the woman's house and appellant answered the phone. Canion identified himself...

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