Legal Opinion
Preston v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 12, 1985No. 84-2018PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
470 So.2d 836 (1985)
John PRESTON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 84-2018.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 12, 1985.
Douglas A. Wallace, Bradenton, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Karla J. Staker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
OTT, Acting Chief Judge.
A jury found appellant guilty of the crime of sexual battery. Because we find the trial court erred in admitting prejudicial hearsay testimony, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
In the afternoon of September 10, 1983, the prosecutrix and her boyfriend went to a restaurant in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McElveen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Kellam v. ThomasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Lyles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Lamb v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
3Cited by19 opinions
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- Quiles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
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