District Court of Appeal of Florida

A conviction for drug and firearm-related offenses, and driving with a suspended license is reversed where the trial court's erred in refusing to permit defendant to testify that his prior cases had been resolved by guilty pleas, and the error could not be said to be harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2006
• Published 08/02/2006

Judges

• STEVENSON, C.J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and John M. Conway, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Monique E. L'Italien, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.