RODRIGUEZ v. STATE

No. 3D02-1633.

842 So.2d 1053 (2003)

Manuel RODRIGUEZ, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Barbara A. Zappi, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE, GODERICH, and RAMIREZ, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Manuel Rodriguez appeals his conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. We reverse because appellee State of Florida improperly bolstered the victim's credibility with irrelevant testimony.

Rodriguez was charged with threatening his girlfriend with a machete during an argument. At trial, the victim testified that she asked Rodriguez to move out, an argument ensued, and he threatened to kill her while brandishing a machete. The State...

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