DENMARK v. STATE

No. 2D04-5107.

927 So.2d 1079 (2006)

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Blue, Alina Alonso, and Sorraya Solages of Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jonathan P. Hurley, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


LaROSE, Judge.

David Denmark seeks a new trial on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, depriving an officer of means of protection, and resisting an officer without violence. He argues that the State's use of prior offenses deprived him of a fair trial. We agree and reverse and remand for a new trial.

Background

The charges against Mr. Denmark stem from a January 2001 incident during which law enforcement officers spotted him on...

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