Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1985

Wells v. State

Wells v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 14, 1985 · Baskin, Hendry, Schwartz
468 So. 2d 1087; 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1205; 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14170 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Wells v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Defendant Wells, seeking reversal, cites as error the trial court’s ruling that if he displayed tatoos on his arms to the jury as evidence, he would be subject to cross-examination. We affirm; the issue was decided adversely to Wells’ contention in Machin v. State, 213 So.2d 499 (Fla. 3d DCA), cert. denied, 221 So.2d 747 (Fla. 1968).

Furthermore, we note that Wells was permitted to sit at counsel table with his arms exposed and that he failed to establish whether his arms bore tatoos at the time of the robbery and were therefore relevant to his defense. See Thomas v. State, 439 So.2d 245 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

Affirmed.

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