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Thomas v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 2, 1988
532 So. 2d 1141 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 88-0285.

November 2, 1988.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County; Harold J. Cohen, Judge.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Phyllis Malinski, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert S. Jaegers, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


After review of the record, we conclude that the trial court erred in failing to conduct an adequate Richardson inquiry before admitting into evidence for impeachment purposes, a photograph which had not been disclosed in discovery. See, e.g., Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla. 1971); Donahue v. State, 464 So.2d 609 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).

The convictions and sentences are therefore reversed and remanded for a new trial.

DOWNEY, LETTS and STONE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Thomas v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 2, 1988
532 So. 2d 1141 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

Thomas v. State

Case Details

Full title:CLIFFORD THOMAS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Nov 2, 1988

Citations

532 So. 2d 1141 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)