MINUS v. STATE

No. 4D03-3942.

901 So.2d 344 (2005)

Leonard MINUS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 4, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and David M. Schultz, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, J.

Leonard Minus appeals his convictions of kidnapping, sexual battery, and burglary of a conveyance, as well as his resulting life sentence. Because of numerous evidentiary errors that prevented Minus from establishing his defense of consent and the lack of credibility of the complaining victim, his long-time girlfriend, Minus did not receive a fair trial. We reverse.

I. Facts

The charges against Minus arose out of an incident involving...

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