Bowman v. State

I concur in the majority opinion which affirms appellant’s conviction for sexual battery of his daughter. One of the main issues on appeal was whether the trial court erred in failing to strike for cause two prospective jurors who themselves had been sexually abused by their stepfathers. After having read the entire voir dire with respect to these women, I am convinced that they were not of a state of mind regarding their own experience which would prejudice them in deciding this case. See Singer v. State, 109 So.2d 7 (Fla.1959).

I do not read in their answers to the questioning by the parties…