Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1981

Mantici v. State

Mantici v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 24, 1981 · Barkdull, Baskin, Schwartz
406 So. 2d 99; 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21730 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Mantici v. State

Opinion of the Court

BASKIN, Judge.

Severe and prejudicial limitations imposed by the court on defense counsel’s efforts to question witnesses during both direct and cross-examination concerning testimony elicited by the state deprived defendant Mantici of a fair trial and mandate reversal of his convictions. Morrell v. State, 335 So.2d 836 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976); Kirkland v. State, 185 So.2d 5 (Fla. 2d DCA 1966); Art. I, § 16, Fla.Const. (1968).

Reversed and remanded for a new trial.

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