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Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1989

Whitfield v. State

Whitfield v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 17, 1989 · Barkdull, Jorgenson, Nesbitt
549 So. 2d 1202; 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2447; 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5794; 1989 WL 120860 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Whitfield v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

In a criminal prosecution, it is improper cross examination to ask a witness if another witness (who had previously testified) “was lying.” Boatwright v. State, 452 So.2d 666 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984). We therefore reverse the conviction under review and remand to the trial court for a new trial.1

Reversed and remanded with directions.

. We also note that in the sentencing, the enhancement because of foreign convictions, was error. Forehand v. State, 537 So.2d 103 (Fla. 1989); Johnson v. State, 525 So.2d 964 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988).

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