Munao v. State

Edward Munao was convicted of child abuse and solicitation to commit aggravated battery. He was sentenced to five years on each count, to be served consecutively. Munao appeals his child abuse conviction asserting that oral statements alone cannot support a conviction for child abuse under section 827.03(1)(b), Florida Statutes. Munao also appeals both convictions alleging that the state introduced several highly prejudicial pieces of evidence during trial that amounted to fundamental error. We reverse Munao’s child abuse conviction and affirm Munao’s conviction for solicitation to commit…