CITY AD ASSOCIATES, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLANT,

v.

THE CITY OF MIAMI, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ET AL., APPELLEES

Citator

Cited By

• Cecial Bishop Lewis v. State, 653 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995)
  …nd sentence for direct criminal contempt of court. The trial court erred in relying on the unsworn testimony of a witness, Houck v. State, 421 So. 2d 1113, 1116 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982), and not allowing cross-examination of that witness. Clark v. State, 567 So. 2d 1070, 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990) (error to prevent cross-examination which keeps from the trier of fact important facts bearing on the trustworthiness of crucial testimony). Reversed.…
• J.S. v. State, 13 So. 3d 543 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009)
  …). Because the testimony of J.S. and R.O. was directly contradictory concerning who initiated the fight, the trial court erred in excluding B.B.’s testimony, which error we cannot conclude was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. See Clark v. State, 567 So. 2d 1070, 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990) (“Limiting the scope of cross-examination [*545] in a manner which keeps from the jury-relevant and important facts bearing on the trustworthiness of crucial testimony constitutes error, especially where the cross-examinatio…

Authorities Cited

• Liberty Cnty. v. Baxter's Asphalt & Concrete, Inc., 421 So. 2d 505 (Fla. 1982)
• City of Miami Beach v. State, 4 So. 2d 116 (Fla. 1941)
• State v. Panelfab Int'l Corp., 314 So. 2d 196 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975)
• State of Fla. ex rel. Clyde M. Smith v. The City OF Margate, 155 So. 2d 165 (Fla. 2d DCA 1963)
• Sandpiper BAY, Inc. v. LaCHANCE, 384 So. 2d 948 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980)