SAINTILUS v. STATE

No. 4D02-2592.

869 So.2d 1280 (2004)

Sainovul SAINTILUS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Susan D. Cline, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

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


FARMER, C.J.

Defendant appeals his conviction because of improper and prejudicial evidence used against him by the state. We reverse his conviction because the trial court erred in allowing detectives to testify as to hearsay statements identifying defendant as the perpetrator.

The crimes occurred in mid-morning in front of a bank. The victim was shot during a struggle with an assailant over a bank deposit bag and was in a coma for several weeks. When he awoke...

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