Butler v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Donald Butler was convicted in a jury trial of two counts of child molestation. He was sentenced to serve concurrently 20-year terms of confinement on each count. Butler brings this appeal enumerating two alleged errors. Held:

1. In his first enumeration, Butler argues it was error to grant the State’s motion in limine pertaining to the potential evidence of a neighbor of Butler. This neighbor had been convicted of child molestation. Butler’s counsel argued that the neighbor knew the victim, the victim had been in the neighbor’s presence, and that this neighbor might…