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Z.P. v. State

571 So. 2d 550, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9517, 1990 WL 205891
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedDecember 18, 1990
DocketNo. 90-1299
StatusPublished

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Z.P. v. State, 571 So. 2d 550, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9517, 1990 WL 205891 (Fla. Ct. App. 1990).

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Holding that the trial court committed reversible error, State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla.1986), in permitting a witness to testify regarding the results of a report, we reverse the adjudication of delinquency. Because the report was based on statements of non-testifying declarants, the testimony improperly created the “inescapable inference” that non-testifying witnesses provided evidence of Z.P.’s guilt. Postell v. State, 398 So.2d 851, 854 (Fla. 3d DCA), review denied, 411 So.2d 384 (Fla.1981). Accordingly, we remand for a new trial.

Reversed and remanded.

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Related

Postell v. State
398 So. 2d 851 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1981)
State v. DiGuilio
491 So. 2d 1129 (Supreme Court of Florida, 1986)

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