Case Name: James WARREN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-11-16
Citations: 421 So. 2d 808
Docket Number: No. 82-504
Parties: James WARREN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 421
Pages: 808–808

Head Matter:
James WARREN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 82-504.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 16, 1982.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Bruce A. Rosenthal, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Steven R. Jacob, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The State concedes that it was error for the trial court to deny the defendant an opportunity to present lay testimony on the issue of his sanity at the time of the alleged violation of probation. Butler v. State, 261 So.2d 508 (Fla. 1st DCA 1972). The State's argument that a proffer of the testimony is required is without merit. Brown v. State, 362 So.2d 437 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978).
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings.