State v. Sandoval

The state petitions for a writ of certiora-ri directed to the circuit court’s non-final order sustaining the defendant’s objection to the state’s notice of intent to offer Williams rule evidence in two cases.1 The state argues that the court departed from the essential requirements of the law by: (1) improperly applying the standard for admission of inextricably intertwined evidence; and (2) failing to properly apply the seminal case for the admission of Williams rule evidence in child molestation cases, McLean v. State, 984 So.2d 1248 (Fla.2006). We agree with the state and grant the…