State v. Kruse

507 So.2d 588 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

Frank KRUSE, Respondent.

No. 68666.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 19, 1987.

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Richard G. Bartmon, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Gwendolyn Spivey, Tallahassee, for respondent.

We originally accepted jurisdiction to resolve the narrow issue of whether an arrest subsequent to the date of an offense on trial may be used to impeach character testimony, as distinguished from testimony concerning truth and veracity. Holding subsequent arrests are inadmissible, the district court's decision…