Williams v. State

Johnson, Chief Judge.

A jury found Willie Earl Williams guilty of child molestation. He appeals, and we affirm.

1. Williams claims the trial court erred in not allowing him to introduce evidence of a prior molestation against the victim. We disagree.

The record shows that a man named Buddy Dale previously pled guilty to molesting the victim. The state filed a motion in limine seeking to prohibit Williams from introducing any evidence of molestation of the victim by Dale. The trial court granted the state’s motion. Williams contends the evidence was relevant to explain to the jury the source of…