ALTENBERND, Judge.
Michael W. Gaither appeals his convictions for three counts of sexual battery on a child under the age of twelve and two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior. §§ 794.011(2), 800.04, Fla. Stat. (1985). We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court permitted the state to use videotaped testimony of the child victim in lieu of live testimony without first making a finding of a substantial likelihood that the child would...
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