Smith v. State

700 So.2d 446 (1997)

Jeremaine SMITH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 96-4148.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 21, 1997.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and David P. Gauldin, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Timothy A. Freeland, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

ALLEN, Judge.

In this direct criminal appeal, the appellant challenges his conviction for misdemeanor child abuse. Because the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior abuse in the absence of proof that the…