Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1980

McKnight v. State

McKnight v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 26, 1980 · Anstead, Beranek, Moore
390 So. 2d 485; 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 17714 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

McKnight v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

REVERSED. Under the circumstances of this case, it is our view that the trial court erred in refusing to allow the appellant to establish on cross-examination that one of the prosecution’s principal witnesses was on probation. See Davis v. Alaska, 415 *486U.S. 308, 94 S.Ct. 1105, 39 L.Ed.2d 347 (1974). Accordingly, this cause is reversed for a new trial.

ANSTEAD, MOORE and BERANEK, JJ., concur.

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