Timothy L. Joe v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
HabeasCorpus
Can Florida's evidentiary laws constitutionally preclude impeachment evidence of opioid-addicted police officers?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED ) "The State’s key witness against the Petitioner in this case, former Detective Robert Carter, was arrested and subsequently terminated for possessing and using illegal prescription narcotics while on duty and during the course of the investigation of this case. The Petitioner alleged that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise this preserved issue on direct appeal that the trial court abused its discretion for precluding this crucial impeachment evidence. Thus | violating the Petitioner’s 6" Amendment right to effectively cross-examine the ‘witness. The case thus presents the following question: . Can Florida’s evidentiary laws constitutionally preclude impeachment evidence of opioid-addicted police officers? a Fy