Case Name: Kenneth BURTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-11-03
Citations: 745 So. 2d 426
Docket Number: No. 98-01689
Parties: Kenneth BURTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: THREADGILL, A.C.J., and BLUE J„ Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 745
Pages: 426–426

Head Matter:
Kenneth BURTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-01689.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Nov. 3, 1999.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 2, 1999.
Wendy E. Friedberg, Orlando, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Stephen D. Ake, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appel-lee.

Opinion:
SALCINES, Judge.
On appeal, Kenneth Burton raises two issues of which only one merits discussion. Burton raised a theory of self-defense. His trial counsel attempted to question Burton concerning prior acts of violence by the victim of which he was aware. The trial court improperly precluded the introduction of this evidence. See Smith v. State, 661 So.2d 358, 361 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). However, this court cannot ascertain whether this resulted in reversible error because trial counsel failed to make a proffer of the testimony Burton would have given had he been allowed to testify. See Williams v. State, 600 So.2d 524, 525 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992). The error, if any, was not preserved.
Affirmed.
THREADGILL, A.C.J., and BLUE J" Concur.