Legal Opinion
Caton v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 22, 1992No. 91-0640PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
597 So.2d 412 (1992)
James CATON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-0640.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 22, 1992.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Mallorye Cunningham, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
FARMER, Judge.
Once again we reverse a conviction because a trial judge unduly restricted cross-examination to show bias of a key state witness. In this case, defendant was charged with battery of a booking officer…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Watts v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Auchmuty v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Phillips v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- Lavette v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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