ROGERS v. STATE

No. 4D06-1220.

964 So.2d 221 (2007)

Curtis ROGERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Thomas A. Palmer, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GROSS, J.

We confront the same issue that we considered in Ross v. State, 913 So.2d 1184, 1187 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)—"[H]ow wide did [a criminal defendant] `open the door' when he testified that he pled guilty to prior charges because he was guilty." (Emphasis in original). We hold that the trial judge properly limited the cross-examination and affirm.

Charged with burglary of a dwelling, Curtis Rogers...

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