Case Name: Donald MANTICI, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-11-24
Citations: 406 So. 2d 99
Docket Number: No. 80-2244
Parties: Donald MANTICI, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before. BARKDULL, SCHWARTZ and BASKIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 406
Pages: 99–99

Head Matter:
Donald MANTICI, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 80-2244.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 24, 1981.
Roy E. Black and Guy Turner, Miami, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before. BARKDULL, SCHWARTZ and BASKIN, JJ.

Opinion:
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.