Beatty v. State

GRIMES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of involuntary sexual battery. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. The only point warranting discussion is whether he should have been examined pursuant to the provisions of the Child Molester Act before he was sentenced.

Where a person is convicted of an offense under the Child Molester Act, it is incumbent upon the trial judge prior to the imposition of sentencing to comply with the provisions of Fla.Stat. § 801.051 (1973). Johnson v. State, Fla.App. 2d, 1974, 292 So.2d 426. In the words of the statute, the issue turns upon whether involuntary sexual…