MOORE v. STATE

No. 94-1940.

658 So.2d 600 (1995)

Bobby Dean MOORE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Phil Patterson, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen.; Richard Parker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


WOLF, J.

Moore challenges a final judgment and sentence based upon his conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor child. Appellant asserts that he was denied due process of law and the right to confront his accusers when the court allowed the state to introduce hearsay statements at trial without first making case-specific findings that the statements were made under circumstances that indicated they were reliable. We agree and reverse.

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