Aguilar v. the State

DOYLE, Chief Judge.

After a jury trial, Jose Luis Aguilar, Jr., was convicted of one count of cruelty to a child in the first degree 1 and two counts of sexual battery as lesser included charges of aggravated child molestation. 2 Aguilar appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by (1) failing to instruct the jury that lack of consent was an essential element of sexual battery; (2) allowing the State to present evidence of prior bad acts; (3) denying his request for a continuance; (4) prohibiting him from presenting good character evidence; (5) permitting the State to present cumulative…