Hernandez v. State

HARDING, Justice.

We have for review Hernandez v. State, 597 So.2d 408 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992), in which the Third District Court of Appeal expressly disagreed with the holding in Ford v. State, 592 So.2d 271 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991), and certified the conflict for this Court’s resolution. Hernandez, 597 So.2d at 409 n. 2. We have jurisdiction based on article V, section 3(b)(3) of the Florida Constitution.. The issue in Ford and Hernandez is whether a trial court may admit the testimony of a child witness who testifies by a procedure other than face-to-face confrontation when the case does not involve…