WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 90-2121.

582 So.2d 89 (1991)

Simmie WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tanja Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Patricia G. Lampert, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Reversed and remanded for a new trial. We agree with appellant that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a video deposition of the child-victim. Cf. Lacue v. State, 562 So.2d 388 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990). We reject the state's contention that the deposition was admissible under the provisions of section 90.608, Florida Statutes (1987), for impeachment purposes. The child, although called by the state as...

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