Childress v. State

543 So.2d 413 (1989)

Willie CHILDRESS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 88-1803.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 17, 1989.

James C. Banks, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

William A. Hatch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

THOMPSON, Judge.

Childress appeals his conviction for aggravated child abuse contending that the trial court erred in allowing hearsay statements into evidence. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Childress contends that the trial court erred in allowing the hearsay statements of a three-year-old alleged victim…