Legal Opinion

Dourm v. State

Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida

Decided April 4, 1988No. Case No. 87-279-APPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

RAYMOND McNEAL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Donald E. Dourm, appeals the judgment and sentence entered by the county court after a jury trial finding him guilty of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Refusal to Sign a Traffic Summons. Appellant alleges six errors by the trial court. The only issue that requires discussion is the trial court’s limitation of cross-*30examination regarding a potential civil suit by a witness against the defendant and the subsequent curative instruction. We find that it was reversible error to prohibit this cross-examination.

Appellant was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. KelloggSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. Wooten v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. Dobrow v. BryantDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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