McCovick v. State

This is an appeal from a conviction of involuntary sexual battery on a minor child. Appellant raises three issues on appeal: (1) the admission of evidence concerning a collateral crime, (2) the denial of his motion of acquittal relating to the issue of his age, and (3) the trial court’s refusal to give a requested jury instruction about the maximum and minimum penalties for the offense for which appellant was on trial.

Although we reject appellant’s first two arguments, we must reverse this case on the authority of Tascano v. State, 393 So.2d 540 (Fla.1980). Appellant properly preserved the…