Perez v. State

DAVIS, Judge.

Victor Perez challenges his conviction and sentence for robbery with a weapon. Because the trial court improperly limited Perez’s counsel in her cross-examination of the victim’s identification testimony, we reverse.

Perez was charged by information with taking a credit card from a female victim through use of force. It was further alleged that Perez carried a knife during the robbery. There was no physical evidence linking Perez to the attack; the State’s case was based entirely on the victim’s eyewitness identification.

Perez filed a motion to suppress the identification due to…