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Frederick Marckus Stallworth v. State of Florida

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FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA FREDERICK MARCKUS NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO STALLWORTH, FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Appellant, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D09-5943 v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ___________________________/ Opinion filed February 7, 2011. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Terry D. Terrell, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, A. Victoria Wiggins, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Giselle Lylen, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. THOMAS, J. Appellant appeals his judgment and sentence for trafficking in illegal drugs. He seeks reversal on two grounds, asserting: 1) the trial court erred by allowing the State to question a defense witness about his prior convictions; and 2) the State improperly bolstered its law enforcement witness during closing argument...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Opinions on February 07, 2011 (boomark / email).