Rodriguez v. State

Alejandro Rodriguez" (“the defendant”) appeals from an order finding the child-victim’s hearsay statements were reliable, and therefore admissible evidence pursuant to section 90.803(23), Florida Statutes (2008). Because the trial court complied with the statute, the trial court’s written order applied the proper analysis, and the trial court’s findings are supported by the record, we affirm.

The defendant was charged by information with six counts of sexual battery on a person less than twelve years of age by a person eighteen years of age or older; two counts of lewd and lascivious…