Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1990

Brooks v. State

Brooks v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 14, 1990 · Anstead, Downey, Letts
556 So. 2d 537; 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 869; 1990 WL 11686 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Brooks v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Reversed and remanded for a new trial. The trial court erroneously refused to instruct the jury or permit witnesses to be questioned about a defense to the charge. See section 790.001(1)(6), Florida Statutes (1988); section 790.23, Florida Statutes (1988); Morgan v. State, 453 So.2d 394 (Fla. 1984).

DOWNEY, ANSTEAD and LETTS, JJ., concur.

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