Johnson v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
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…
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