LAWRENCE v. STATE

Case No. 2D17-4071.

274 So.3d 1199 (2019)

Dalvon Deon LAWRENCE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Opinion filed June 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard L. Dimmig, II , Public Defender, and Christine Trakas Thornhill , Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Donna S. Koch , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


Dalvon Lawrence was convicted of manslaughter and firing a gun into a motor vehicle. He appeals, primarily arguing that two State witnesses were improperly allowed to testify that he had confessed his guilt to a fellow inmate.1 We agree that this was inadmissible hearsay, reverse the judgment, and remand...

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