Legal Opinion

Peterson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 14, 1994No. 93-1838PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, FREDRICKA G., Associate Judge.

Peterson appeals his judgment of conviction for second degree murder entered upon *11a jury verdict. Although he raises several points on appeal, we find that only one merits discussion and none require reversal.

For our purposes, the only relevant fact is that Peterson testified at trial in support of his claim that he acted in self-defense when he stabbed the victim, and therefore placed his credibility in issue. He now contends that the trial court erred when it allowed the prosecutor to ask him whether he had been convicted of a felony or a crime involving…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. PageSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  2. Cummings v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  3. Hall v. OakleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. Derrick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  5. Irvin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Barcomb v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Green v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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