Mohler v. State

KHOUZAM, Judge.

Stephen Mohler appeals his judgment and sentence for felony battery. Because the trial court erred in excluding evidence of the victim’s prior specific acts of violence, we reverse and remand for a new trial. As to the remaining issues, we affirm without comment.

The State charged Mohler with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. See § 784.045, Fla. Stat (2012). The charge arose from an altercation between Mohler and Blake Swonger at the apartment complex where Mohler resided with his girlfriend, Erika Smith. Swonger was not a resident of the apartment complex but had…