Roosevelt v. State

This is an appeal of a judgment which adjudicated Alton Roosevelt a sexually violent predator and committed him to the Florida Civil Commitment Center pursuant to the Jimmy Ryce Act. See §§ 394.910-.931, Fla. Stat. (2005). The main question on appeal is whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to impeach the defense expert witness, Dr. Natalie Brown, concerning three separate matters. For the reasons stated below, the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

First, the State was allowed to cross-examine the expert concerning her testimony in a child custody case…