Henry v. State

Affirmed. We recognize that the trial court may have abused its discretion in precluding cross-examination of a state’s witness concerning statements made by the defendant. The statements were made in the conversation at the scene of a consent search. Although the officer/witness testified only to the physical conduct of the search and not to the contemporaneous conversation, the defense was entitled to ask about the statements even if self-serving. E.g., Coco v. State, 62 So.2d 892 (Fla.1953); Eberhardt v. State, 550 So.2d 102 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989), rev. denied, 560 So.2d 234 (Fla.1990).…