Allen v. State

The issue presented on appeal is whether appellant’s confession to the police was properly admitted into evidence at trial pursuant to section 92.565, Florida Statutes, despite the fact that the state was unable to establish the corpus delicti for the crime of sexual battery of a child, W.B. We find that the trial court did not err in determining that appellant’s statement was trustworthy and as such admissible under section 92.565, and we affirm appellant’s conviction. However, we also find that the trial court erred in calculating appellant’s sentencing scoresheet, and as such, we reverse…