MERCER v. STATE

No. 4D02-106.

835 So.2d 1273 (2003)

David MERCER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Gelety, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of robbery with a deadly weapon while wearing a mask. We reverse for a new trial because the court erred in limiting appellant's cross-examination of the state's key witness.

The robbery occurred in a barbershop and was carried out by two men with shirts pulled over their heads, both of whom had guns. Neither of the victims could identify the robbers, whom they both described as non-white but light skinned. One of the victims...

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