Case Name: Cecial Bishop LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-04-19
Citations: 653 So. 2d 1107
Docket Number: No. 94-1954
Parties: Cecial Bishop LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before HUBBART, JORGENSON, and COPE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 653
Pages: 1107–1108

Head Matter:
Cecial Bishop LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 94-1954.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 19, 1995.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Rosa C. Figarola, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Angelica D. Zayas, Asst. Atty. Gen., for ap-pellee.
Before HUBBART, JORGENSON, and COPE, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Cecial Bishop Lewis appeals her conviction and sentence for direct criminal contempt of court. The trial court erred in relying on the unsworn testimony of a witness, Houck v. State, 421 So.2d 1113, 1116 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982), and not allowing cross-examination of that witness. Clark v. State, 567 So.2d 1070, 1071 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990) (error to prevent cross-examination which keeps from the trier of fact important facts bearing on the trustworthiness of crucial testimony).
Reversed.