FORTUNA ALONSO, PETITIONER,

v.

SUAVE SHOE CORPORATION ET AL., RESPONDENTS

Citator

Cited By

• Rafiel Mendez v. State, 412 So. 2d 965 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982)
  …g as he did. The trial court sustained 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 percept…
• Holmes v. State, 565 So. 2d 824 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)
  …hearing. Whenever a witness takes the stand, 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 appellan…
• Recio v. State, 605 So. 2d 553 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992)
  …tion and memory, and served to impeach his testimony. See Mendez v. State, 412 So. 2d 965 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982) (whenever witness takes the stand, he places his credibility in issue); Baxter v. State, 294 So. 2d 892 (Fla. 4th DCA) (same), cert. denied, 303 So. 2d 26 (Fla.1974); § 90.-608(4), Fla.Stat. (1991) (credibility of witness may be attacked by showing a defect of capacity, ability, or opportunity to observe, remember, or recount the matters about which he testified). See generally IIIA. Wigmore on Eviden…