SCOTT v. STATE

No. 97-04883.

730 So.2d 732 (1999)

Christopher A. SCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 3, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivy Ginsberg Shanock, Miami, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patricia E. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


WHATLEY, Judge.

Christopher A. Scott appeals his conviction for committing a lewd and lascivious act in the presence of a child younger than 16 years of age. We conclude that the trial court erred in excluding evidence that the victim was on probation at the time of Scott's trial and reverse.

In Daniels v. State, 374 So.2d 1166 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979), this court held that a juvenile who is a key prosecution witness may...

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