Pedro Fajardo v. State of Florida

CORRECTED OPINION

TAYLOR, J.

Pedro Fajardo appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted second degree murder. We reverse, because the trial court improperly precluded appellant from questioning a key state witness about his detention at an immigration detention facility when, during an interview with a detective, he identified appellant from a photo lineup.

•Appellant was chárged by information with attempted second degree murder based on the following events. During the early morning hours of November 3, 2012, Elvin Ortiz (the victim) was visiting ’a house used illegally as an áfter-hours…