Wade v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• refusing to equate knowledge of the difference between a truth and a lie to appreciation of the need to tell the truth
• a competency inquiry must demonstrate the witness's understanding of the moral obligation to tell the truth
• competency examination must demonstrate child witness is capable of recollecting past events as well as those recently observed
• “In admitting the out-of-court statements of the child, the trial court’s findings lacked sufficient detail to relieve the trial court of its obligation to address indicia of unreliability as well as indicia of reliability.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Delacruz v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1999-05-10· cited 13×
• Fuller v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-01-25· cited 11×
• Kertell v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-01-27· cited 10×
• Simmons v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-11-26· cited 9×
• Z.P. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-03-01· cited 9×
• Seccia v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1997-02-18· cited 8×
• Coney v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1994-10-05· cited 6×
• J.B.J. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-06-09· cited 4×
• Cabrera v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-11-09· cited 4×
• Tampa Brass & Aluminum Corp. v. American Employers' Insurance
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-02-13· cited 3×
• L.S. v. Department of Children & Family Services
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-09-12· cited 2×
• Black v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-12-29· cited 1×
• M.C. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-10-08· cited 1×
• ZP v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-03-01
• JBJ v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2009-06-09
• In Re GS
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-09-12
• Adam Cole Crenshaw v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-09-19

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Lloyd v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1988-03-17· cited 45×
• Griffin v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1988-06-03· cited 41×
• Davis v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1990-11-08· cited 11×