Daniel Lenz v. State of Florida

GILLEN, JEFFREY DANA, Associate Judge.

Daniel Lenz (hereinafter “Appellant”) appeals his conviction and sentence for two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim under the age of twelve. This appeal presents two issues for consideration: whether the trial court abused its discretion in (1) overruling Appellant’s relevance and unfair-prejudice objections to the State’s cross-examination of him concerning whether the victim had motive to lie; and (2) allowing the jury to hear recordings of Appellant’s telephone conversations with his wife during which he discussed selection of…