Wilson v. State

Samantha Holly Wilson appeals the judgment and sentence of the trial court, adjudicating her guilty of attempted child abuse and sentencing her to six months in prison, followed by three years of probation. We reverse Wilson’s conviction because of the improper admission of extrinsic evidence, introduced solely for impeachment on an irrelevant and collateral matter.

Wilson was charged by information with child abuse in violation of section 827.03(l)(b), Florida Statutes. A.K. 1 is the child of J.R. and B.K. J.R. and B.K. separated when A.K. was about a year and a half old; the two split…