Case Name: John H. JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-08-30
Citations: 585 So. 2d 420
Docket Number: No. 90-3624
Parties: John H. JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ERVIN, ZEHMER and MINER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 585
Pages: 420–420

Head Matter:
John H. JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-3624.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 30, 1991.
Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender and James T. Miller, Asst. Public Defender, Jacksonville, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Laura Rush, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Because, on this record, we find that the trial court abused its discretion in limiting defense cross examination of a pivotal state's witness regarding his generalized bias or lack thereof toward black citizens, we reverse appellant's conviction and remand for a new trial on the authority of Smith v. State, 404 So.2d 167 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). In view of such disposition, we do not reach appellant's other point on appeal.
ERVIN, ZEHMER and MINER, JJ., concur.