ELMER v. STATE

No. 5D11-1134.

114 So.3d 198 (2012)

Russell Glenn ELMER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 12, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purdy , Public Defender, and Edward J. Weiss , Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lori N. Hagan , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


COHEN, J.

Russell Elmer appeals from the judgment and sentence entered after a jury found him guilty of three counts of capital sexual battery on a child less than twelve years old. On appeal, Elmer raises six arguments. Among them, he contends the trial court erred in prohibiting him from using a prior inconsistent statement to cross-examine the victim, and in precluding him from calling a detective to offer extrinsic evidence to impeach the victim. We agree and...

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