Legal Opinion
Barr v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 19, 1987No. Nos. 86-281, 86-361PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NESBITT, Judge.
Barr and McQueen, codefendants below, appeal from their convictions of official misconduct as defined in section 839.-25(l)(b), Florida Statutes (1983).1 We find *176that the trial court correctly denied the defendants the right to employ the defense of recantation to the charge of official misconduct and affirm.
Barr and McQueen were charged with official misconduct for falsifying the police reports they filed concerning a burglary investigation. The reports indicated that McQueen had discovered a gun case, allegedly stolen during the burglary, in the back of his patrol car after…
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