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WHITFIELD v. STATE

No. 1D01-4208.

859 So.2d 529 (2003)

Benjamin WHITFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied November 20, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Steven A. Been, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Bryan Jordan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Benjamin Whitfield appeals his conviction and sentence for manslaughter and aggravated child abuse, raising four issues. We affirm and write only to address an issue of first impression, regarding the trial court's application of section 90.706, Florida Statutes (2001), to prevent the defense from cross-examining the state's medical witnesses using an article published in a medical journal.

Whitfield was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated...

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