JENKINS v. STATE

No. BM-33.

547 So.2d 1017 (1989)

James JENKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Paula S. Saunders, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Royall P. Terry, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


BARFIELD, Judge.

James Jenkins appeals from his conviction for trespass in an occupied structure, raising four issues for review. We hold that the trial court committed reversible error in allowing both the victim's mother and the investigating officer to relate, at trial, prior statements of the victim which were consistent with the victim's own trial testimony and served only to impermissibly bolster her credibility. We affirm the remaining issues and reverse and...

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