Szuba v. State

749 So.2d 551 (2000)

Ryan SZUBA, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D97-5183.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 14, 2000.

Michael V. Giordano, Tampa, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anne E. Sheer, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Ryan Szuba appeals his conviction for one count aggravated battery and two counts of criminal mischief. We reverse because the trial court permitted a law enforcement officer to testify, over objection, to hearsay. Because the eyewitnesses gave contradictory…