Legal Opinion
Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. M.B.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 29, 1997No. 88840PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANSTEAD, Justice.
We have for review M.B. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, 21 Fla. L. Weekly D1817, 1996 WL 453438 (Fla. 1st DCA Aug.13, 1996). We accepted jurisdiction to answer the following questions certified to be of great public importance:
DOES THE TERM “STATEMENT” IN SECTION 90.803(23), FLORIDA STATUTES, PERMIT THE ADMISSION OF A CHILD VICTIM’S PRIOR UNSWORN STATEMENT WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CHILD’S IN-COURT TESTIMONY, IF THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS A DETERMINATION THAT THE EARLIER UNSWORN STATEMENT MEETS SUFFICIENT SAFEGUARDS OF RELIABILITY?
IF SECTION 90.803(23)…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Padgett v. Dept. of Health & Rehab. ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
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3Cited by25 opinions
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