Case Name: Gary MOROSINI, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-02-28
Citations: 557 So. 2d 232
Docket Number: No. 89-0995
Parties: Gary MOROSINI, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 557
Pages: 232–232

Head Matter:
Gary MOROSINI, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-0995.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 28, 1990.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Alfonso M. Saldana, Asst. Atty. 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 a witness to be called as a court witness in violation of the rule set out in Jackson v. State, 498 So.2d 906 (Fla.1986). Because it is clear from the record that the state relied heavily on the disputed prior statements made by this witness to prove its case against the appellant, we cannot conclude that the error was harmless. See State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla.1986).
DOWNEY and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.
WALDEN, J., dissents without opinion.