Case Name: Walter DENNIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-09-16
Citations: 698 So. 2d 1356
Docket Number: No. 96-886
Parties: Walter DENNIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 698
Pages: 1356–1359

Head Matter:
Walter DENNIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 96-886.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Sept. 16, 1997.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and David P. Gauldin, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Daniel A. David, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The trial court erred in permitting the prosecution to present expert testimony that the alleged child victim exMbited symptoms consistent with those of a child suffering from child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome. See Hadden v. State, 690 So.2d 573 (Fla.1997). We are unable to conclude that admission of this testimony was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt m this case in which the jury had announced a deadlock and was only able to reach a verdict after being given an Allen charge. Accordingly, the appellant's convictions are reversed and this case is remanded for a new trial.
ALLEN and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.
MICKLE, J. dissents with written opiMon.