COKELY v. STATE

No. 4D12-1846.

138 So.3d 1204 (2014)

Jonathan COKELY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Dea Abramschmitt , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Katherine Y. McIntire , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


CONNER, J.

The defendant appeals his judgment and sentence for felony battery. He argues that the trial court erred in denying the presentation of favorable testimony by a defense witness because the witness was present in the courtroom, in violation of court ordered sequestration of witnesses. We agree with the defendant that the trial court did not conduct the proper analysis before ruling that the witness could not testify. We hold the error was not harmless, and...

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