Case Name: Z.P., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-12-18
Citations: 571 So. 2d 550
Docket Number: No. 90-1299
Parties: Z.P., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and LEVY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 571
Pages: 550–550

Head Matter:
Z.P., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-1299.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 18, 1990.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Valerie Jonas, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Jorge Espinosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appel-lee.
Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and LEVY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Holding that the trial court committed reversible error, State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla.1986), in permitting a witness to testify regarding the results of a report, we reverse the adjudication of delinquency. Because the report was based on statements of non-testifying declarants, the testimony improperly created the "inescapable inference" that non-testifying witnesses provided evidence of Z.P.'s guilt. Postell v. State, 398 So.2d 851, 854 (Fla. 3d DCA), review denied, 411 So.2d 384 (Fla.1981). Accordingly, we remand for a new trial.
Reversed and remanded.