Legal Opinion

Delatorre v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 11, 2010No. 3D09-1104PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

WELLS, Judge.

Defendant appeals a judgment finding him guilty of sexual battery and attempted sexual battery, claiming the trial judge erred in allowing the introduction of evidence that the defendant sexually assaulted his younger sister twenty years earlier. We affirm.

“In a criminal case in which the defendant is charged with a crime involving child molestation, evidence of the defendant’s commission of other crimes, wrongs, or acts of child molestation is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant.” § 90.404(2)(b)l., Fla Stat. (2009). This…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McLean v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  2. Donton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Aguila v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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