Supreme Court of Florida
State of Florida v. Hosty, SC03-511, SC03-512
As it applies to a mentally disabled adult whose nontestimonial hearsay statement the trial court determines meets certain qualifications of reliability, Florida Statutes section 90.803(24) is constitutional and not in violation of a criminal defendant's right to confront witnesses under the Florida and United States constitutions. (Revised)
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/09/2006
- Published 11/09/2006
Judges
- WELLS, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Celia A. Terenzio, Bureau Chief, and Richard Valuntas, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Appellant/Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Howard Finkelstein, Public Defender and Donald J. Cannarozzi, Assistant Public Defender, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Appellee/Respondent.