Schopp v. State

ANSTEAD, Judge.

Appellant, Eric Schopp, was charged with armed burglary and grand theft. Upon trial, he was convicted of the lesser offenses of *142burglary and petit theft. We reverse and remand for a new trial as mandated by the holdings in Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971) and Smith v. State, 500 So.2d 125 (Fla.1986).

Under Richardson and Smith we must reverse if we determine that the trial court permitted a previously undisclosed prosecution witness to testify without conducting an inquiry into the circumstances and the possible prejudice to the defendant. We are not permitted to…