ARIAS v. STATE

No. 3D08-331.

20 So.3d 980 (2009)

Tulio ARIAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Douglas J. Glaid, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE, GERSTEN and SUAREZ, JJ.


COPE, J.

This is an appeal of a conviction of manslaughter. The question is whether the trial court erred in excluding evidence from the medical examiner that the victim had alcohol and cocaine in his blood at the time of the shooting. We remand for a new trial.

I.

Defendant-appellant Tulio Arias lived in an apartment complex and parked his car in the parking lot. The defendant works as a security guard and is licensed to carry a firearm. At approximately...

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