District Court of Appeal of Florida

Defendant's convictions for robbery with a firearm and kidnapping with a firearm in his possession are reversed and remanded for a new trial pursuant to a claim that the trial court abused its discretion in permitting an investigating detective to testify that stolen property is rarely recovered and that there is often a discrepancy between the defendant's appearance and the description of the perpetrator given by crime victims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2006
• Published 11/15/2006

Judges

• HAZOURI, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.