Case Name: Reginald Norris McKNIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1980-11-26
Citations: 390 So. 2d 485
Docket Number: No. 80-147
Parties: Reginald Norris McKNIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD, MOORE and BERANEK, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 390
Pages: 485–486

Head Matter:
Reginald Norris McKNIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 80-147.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov. 26, 1980.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Douglas Duncan and Peter Birch, Legal Interns, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert L. Bogen, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
REVERSED. Under the circumstances of this case, it is our view that the trial court erred in refusing to allow the appellant to establish on cross-examination that one of the prosecution's principal witnesses was on probation. See Davis v. Alaska, 415 U.S. 308, 94 S.Ct. 1105, 39 L.Ed.2d 347 (1974). Accordingly, this cause is reversed for a new trial.
ANSTEAD, MOORE and BERANEK, JJ., concur.