Williams v. State

I conclude that there were two evidentia-ry errors and errors in the prosecutor’s closing argument which require a reversal.

One state witness was asked on direct whether or not he had asked the appellant why he was in South Florida. The witness testified that appellant’s response was that he knew they (including his codefendant) were coming down to get drugs but he did not know it was cocaine. On cross-examination, appellant attempted to ask whether or not the question asked was actually why appellant was at the hotel (where the drug deal occurred). This was significant to appellant who was…