Gene Truman Smith v. State of Florida

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-1661 _____________________________ GENE TRUMAN SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Edward P. Nickinson, III, Judge. April 5, 2019 PER CURIAM. Based on acts involving his biological daughter, Gene Smith was charged with capital sexual battery. Smith waived his right to a jury trial, opting to let a judge decide his guilt or innocence. The judge heard testimony from the victim, who was seven at the time of the…