PHILLIPS

v.

OKLAHOMA ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Rafiel Mendez v. State, 412 So. 2d 965 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982)
  …the state’s objection to the proffered evidence. This was error. Whenever a witness takes the stand, he ipso facto places his credibility in issue. Baxter v. State, 294 So. 2d 392 (Fla. 4th DCA), cert. denied, 303 So. 2d 26 (Fla.1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 981, 95 S.Ct. 1412, 43 L.Ed.2d 664 (1975). Cross-examination of such a witness in matters relevant to credibility ought to be given a wide scope in order to delve into a witness’s story, to test a witness’s perceptions and memory, and to impeach that…
• Holmes v. State, 565 So. 2d 824 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)
  …and, they place their credibility in issue and wide latitude is given during cross-examination. Mendez v. State, 412 So. 2d 965 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982); Baxter v. State, 294 So. 2d 392 (Fla. 4th DCA), cert. denied, 303 So. 2d 26 (Fla.1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 981, 95 S.Ct. 1412, 43 L.Ed.2d 664 (1975). Here the cross-examination went to the credibility of the witness’ testimony on direct examination providing appellant with an alibi, rather than to the fact that appellant failed to provide one. This is a sign…
• Clark v. State, 567 So. 2d 1070 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)
  …ver, “[wjhenever a witness takes the stand, he ipso facto places his credibility in issue.” Mendez v. State, 412 So. 2d 965, 966 (Fla.2d DCA 1982); Baxter v. State, 294 So. 2d 392 (Fla. 4th DCA), cert. denied, 303 So. 2d 26 (Fla.1974), cert. denied, 420 U.S. 981, 95 S.Ct. 1412, 43 L.Ed.2d 664 (1975). Accordingly, the judgment and sentence of contempt is reversed and remanded for a new trial.…