Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 30, 1976No. 75-871PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
326 So.2d 229 (1976)
Henry HAWKINS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 75-871.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
January 30, 1976.
Rehearing Denied February 18, 1976.
Angelo M. Ferlita of Diecidue, Ferlita & Prieto, Tampa, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard G. Pippinger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
GRIMES, Judge.
This case involves the question of whether psychiatric testimony directed to the ability of an important prosecution witness to tell the truth may be introduced to attack his credibility.
Appellant was charged under…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hopkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- United States v. Edward Grady PartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. HissDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- People v. NeelyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Dinkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
- Tremain v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- State v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
- Jordan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Fields v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
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