Legal Opinion
Sorge v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 29, 2005No. 1D04-857PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The appellant in this direct criminal appeal challenges his conviction for first de*708gree premeditated murder. Because the trial court erred in excluding evidence relevant to a prosecution witness’s bias and motive to testify falsely, we reverse the conviction.
This appeal follows the appellant’s second trial and second conviction for the murder of his former girlfriend. His first conviction was reversed by this court in Sorge v. State, 834 So.2d 268 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). The appellant relied upon the defense of insanity in both of his trials. In the first trial, the prosecution presented…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Olden v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Sorge v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
3Cited by1 opinion
- Mudd v. Christus Health Northern LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003