Case Name: In the Interest of J.B., a child
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-09-01
Citations: 622 So. 2d 1175
Docket Number: No. 92-1535
Parties: In the Interest of J.B., a child.
Judges: ANSTEAD and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., and BIRKEN, ARTHUR M., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 622
Pages: 1175–1175

Head Matter:
In the Interest of J.B., a child.
No. 92-1535.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 1, 1993.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and David J. McPherrin, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant— J.B., a child.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee— State of Fla.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Reversed and remanded for a new trial. We agree with appellant that the trial court failed to conduct a proper inquiry when the state called an important, but previously undisclosed witness at trial. See Brey v. State, 382 So.2d 395 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). Instead of determining the circumstances of the discovery violation and requiring the state to demonstrate the lack of prejudice to the juvenile accused, the court imposed the burden on the accused to demonstrate prejudice. This does not satisfy the procedure contemplated by Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971).
ANSTEAD and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., and BIRKEN, ARTHUR M., Associate Judge, concur.