Legal Opinion
In the Interest of I. S. H.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 15, 1977No. 76-651PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARTZ, ALAN R., Associate Judge.
The appellant-juvenile was adjudicated a delinquent below based upon a finding that he committed a robbery while carrying a weapon. The trial judge, over defense counsel’s objection, permitted the state on cross-examination to impeach the testimony he had offered on his own behalf by demonstrating that he had previously been adjudicated a delinquent.1 This was reversible error.
Pursuant to Section 90.08, Florida Statutes (1975), any witness may be impeached *1296upon a showing of his “conviction of any crime.” Section 39.10(5), Florida Statutes (1975), however,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Harris v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
- Irvin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- State v. BurrCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In the Interest of M. E. G.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Benedit v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Ware v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980