Case Name: T. McD., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-11-13
Citations: 607 So. 2d 513
Docket Number: No. 91-02570
Parties: T. McD., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: LEHAN, C.J., and RYDER and DANAHY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 607
Pages: 513–514

Head Matter:
T. McD., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-02570.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Nov. 13, 1992.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and John S. Lynch, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corees, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant correctly contends that her constitutional rights were violated when the trial judge adjudicated the appellant guilty without first permitting her defense counsel to present a closing argument. M.E.F. v. State, 595 So.2d 86 (Fla. 2d DCA1992). In this case, not only did the trial judge not permit closing argument, he terminated the trial during the course of the state's cross examination of the appellant, a clear violation of the appellant's trial rights guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.
Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new adjudicatory hearing.
LEHAN, C.J., and RYDER and DANAHY, JJ., concur.