CANNON v. STATE

No. 2D00-234.

777 So.2d 997 (2000)

Gary Steven CANNON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied January 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Howardene Garrett, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann Pfeiffer Howe, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


ALTENBERND, Acting Chief Judge.

Gary Cannon appeals his conviction for robbery. Because the trial court prohibited Mr. Cannon from impeaching a key state witness with eleven prior felony convictions, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Late in the evening on October 29, 1997, a masked person robbed an elderly gentleman. The robber attacked the victim, knocked him to the ground, and took his wallet. The victim...

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