Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 1, 2013No. 5D12-1221PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON MOTION FOR WRITTEN OPINION

TORPY, J.

We grant the motion for written opinion, withdraw our prior disposition without opinion, and substitute this opinion in its stead. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in excluding the testimony of a witness who would have testified concerning the victim’s character for truthfulness. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it excluded the testimony based on an inadequate foundation. Alternatively, we conclude that any error was harmless.

Appellant challenges his conviction for aggravated…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. Coney v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  3. Larzelere v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  4. Ibar v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  5. Lott v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Antoine v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. Romans v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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