BILLY STEVEN WALL, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• State v. Michaels, 454 So. 2d 560 (Fla. 1984)
  …t’s reputation for peacefulness, which is relevant only as of the date of the offense being tried, and an inquiry to establish the reputation of a witness for truth and veracity which is relevant as of the time of the testimony. Greenfield v. State, 336 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). Petitioner argues that the question concerning the alleged wife striking was intended to test the credibility of the witness at the time of his testimony. This argument is unpersuasive in light of the limited scope of direct and…
• DeFREITAS v. State, 701 So. 2d 593 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997)
  …cts of misconduct. See Rhodes v. State, 547 So. 2d 1201, 1205 (1989); Carpenter v. State, 664 So. 2d 1167, 1169 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995), review denied, 680 So. 2d 421 (Fla. 1996); Butler v. State, 376 So. 2d 937 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979); Greenfield v. State, 336 So. 2d 1205, 1207 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). The very reason for requiring that a proffer first be made out of the presence of the jury is to give the trial court an opportunity to determine whether “counsel is proceeding in good faith, since “wafting before the jury…
• Robinson v. State, 393 So. 2d 33 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981)
  …e Thornton as to his knowledge of defendant’s prior conviction and the pending weapons charge. The trial court did not err in permitting the State to cross-examine Thornton as to his knowledge of specific acts of the defendant. Greenfield v. State, 336 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). Greenfield, supra, held that where the defendant places his reputation for truth and veracity in issue, cross-examination of a character witness is not limited to actual convictions but may include arrests and other alleged con…