HITCHCOCK v. STATE

No. 93-1431.

636 So.2d 572 (1994)

Timothy HITCHCOCK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 11, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Joseph R. Chloupek, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Carol Cobourn Asbury, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Timothy Hitchcock, defendant below, appeals his judgment and sentence for six counts of indecent assault on his minor stepson (the victim). We reverse Appellant's conviction because the trial court erred in admitting testimony bolstering the victim's credibility where credibility issues permeated the trial.

The objectionable testimony came from Sherri Bourg, a prison psychologist whom the trial court qualified as an expert in forensic...

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