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WHITFIELD v. STATE

No. 88-1398.

549 So.2d 1202 (1989)

Thomas WHITFIELD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 17, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Richard M. Nelson, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Jorge Espinosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

In a criminal prosecution, it is improper cross examination to ask a witness if another witness (who had previously testified) "was lying." Boatwright v. State, 452 So.2d 666 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984). We therefore reverse the conviction under review and remand to the trial court for a new trial.1

Reversed and remanded with...

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