Legal Opinion

Theard v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 17, 2003No. 3D03-752Published

1Opinion of the Court

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

The conviction and sentence imposed below for violating an injunction against domestic violence, see section 741.31, Florida Statutes (2001), after a two-day, three-witness jury trial, is reversed for a new one because of the grossly abusive limitation of counsel to five minutes for final argument. See Stockton v. State, 544 So.2d 1006 (Fla.1989); Munez v. State, 643 So.2d 82 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994); Adams v. State, 585 So.2d 1092 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991); Foster v. State, 464 So.2d 1214 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).

We find no merit in the other points presented. See Franklin v. State, 825…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stockton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Foster v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Adams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  4. Crume v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  5. Munez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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