Case Name: Timothy BACON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-04-24
Citations: 578 So. 2d 1137
Docket Number: No. 88-0951
Parties: Timothy BACON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD and POLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 578
Pages: 1137–1137

Head Matter:
Timothy BACON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-0951.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 24, 1991.
Rehearing Denied June 5, 1991.
Laura R. Morrison, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Sarah B. Mayer and John M. Koenig, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Reversed and remanded for a new trial. We agree with appellant that the trial court erred in allowing the state to call a court-appointed psychiatrist as a witness in direct violation of the provisions of Rule 3.211(e), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Pouncy v. State, 353 So.2d 640 (Fla. 3d DCA 1977).
We reject appellant's claim that insufficient evidence was presented to sustain his convictions. However, our reversal is without prejudice to appellant to challenge the state's use of witnesses or their prior statements in violation of the Florida Evidence Code. See State v. Delgado-Santos, 497 So.2d 1199 (Fla.1986); Parnell v. State, 500 So.2d 558 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986). Our reversal moots the other issues raised on appeal.
HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD and POLEN, JJ., concur.