STATE v. HICKSON

No. 79222.

630 So.2d 172 (1993)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Michelle L. HICKSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., James W. Rogers, Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals, Asst. Atty. Gen. and Gypsy Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Thomas G. Fallis of Elia & Fallis, P.A., Jacksonville, for respondent.

James T. Miller, Jacksonville, amicus curiae for Florida Ass'n of Criminal Defense.


CORRECTED OPINION

McDONALD, Justice.

In Hickson v. State, 589 So.2d 1366, 1369-70 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991), the district court certified the following question as being of great public importance:

Is the defendant's constitutional privilege against testimonial examination waived when a defense psychologist testifies "about the circumstances giving rise to the alleged battered-spouse syndrome" based in...

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