Lopez v. State

349 So.2d 1198 (1977)

Rafael LOPEZ, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 77-179.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 31, 1977.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1977.

Thomas J. Hanlon, Tampa, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mary Jo M. Gallay, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

SCHEB, Judge.

Rafael Lopez, also known as Pedro Lovaina Duran, was convicted of aggravated battery and sentenced to fifteen years in prison, with credit for time served prior to sentencing. He appeals, contending the trial court erred in denying his right to elicit…