Legal Opinion

Rosario v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 25, 1997No. 95-3053Published

1Opinion of the Court

MICKLE, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of his conviction for one count of sale or delivery of cocaine. He claims that the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to exhibit his scarred knees to the jury without taking the stand and being cross-examined. Although we agree with appellant that it was error for the trial court to refuse to allow appellant to display his knees to the jury, we conclude that the error was harmless under the facts of this case. We therefore affirm.

The state adduced evidence at trial that Officer Michael Peterson, acting in an undercover capacity, purchased a $20…

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Pettit v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Whittington v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Kulick v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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