MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 5D99-3457.

772 So.2d 600 (2000)

William MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Belle B. Schumann, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


SAWAYA, J.

William Matthews appeals the judgment and sentence imposed after the jury found him guilty of the manslaughter death of his wife, Debra. He argues, and we agree, that several of the trial court's rulings on evidentiary matters constituted reversible error. Accordingly, we reverse on the issues discussed seriatim.1

Debra and her husband, Matthews, maintained an unusual marital relationship for a number of years. To add...

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