Jackson v. State

Full title: JOHN H. JACKSON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Aug 30, 1991

585 So. 2d 420 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 90-3624.

August 30, 1991.

Appeal from the Duval County Circuit Court, Michael R. Weatherby, J.

Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender and James T. Miller, Asst. Public Defender, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Laura Rush, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Because, on this record, we find that the trial court abused its discretion in limiting defense cross examination of a pivotal state's witness regarding his generalized bias or lack thereof toward black citizens, we reverse appellant's conviction and remand for a new trial on the authority of Smith v. State, 404 So.2d 167 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). In view of such disposition, we do not reach appellant's other point on appeal.

ERVIN, ZEHMER and MINER, JJ., concur.