Festa v. State

901 So.2d 1026 (2005)

Ronald M. FESTA, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D02-305.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 25, 2005.

Neal Gary Rosensweig of Neal Gary Rosensweig, P.A., Hollywood, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melanie Dale Surber, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

We reverse appellant's conviction for aggravated child abuse because the trial court erred in prohibiting appellant from obtaining the victim's medical and mental health records, which contained evidence highly relevant to…