Hanks v. State

786 So.2d 634 (2001)

Fred HANKS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1D00-532.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 15, 2001.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 2001.

James T. Miller, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Karla D. Ellis, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

KAHN, J.

In this direct appeal, Fred Hanks raises two points as fundamental error. Specifically, Hanks argues that the trial court failed to make case specific findings of reliability of hearsay by a child victim of sexual battery pursuant to section…