Legal Opinion

Bass v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 31, 2010No. 1D09-528PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRowe, J.

The appellant, Kevin Brian Bass, appeals his conviction of sexual battery on a child less than 12 years old. The appellant raises two issues on appeal: (I) whether the trial court abused its discretion by not questioning a juror who appeared upset and who made comments indicating that she was upset, and (II) whether the trial court erred by allowing the state to introduce several witnesses who testified regarding out-of-court statements made by the child victim. We affirm as to both issues.

We reject the appellant’s assertion that the trial court abused its discretion by not questioning a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Steinhorst v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  2. Tillman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. Pardo v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  4. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  5. Bauta v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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3Cited by5 opinions

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