Hernandez v. State

Appellant, John Hernandez, appeals his convictions and sentences for two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation and one count of lewd or lascivious exhibition. First, he contends that the trial court erroneously permitted the State to call witness Sherill Hernandez for the sole purpose of introducing otherwise inadmissible impeachment evidence, which highly prejudiced appellant. Second, appellant claims error by the trial court in assessing points for victim contact pursuant to Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), where the verdict form did not have a…