Legal Opinion
Cotton v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 26, 2015No. 3D13-2784PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.
Ronald Cotton appeals his conviction of, and sentence for, two counts of lewd or lascivious conduct on a person twelve to sixteen years old. We reverse because the trial court improperly admitted into evidence certain Williams 1 rule testimony regarding three separate and unrelated prior acts of sexual battery and attempted sexual battery.
BACKGROUND
On October 5, 2010, Cotton’s seventeen-year-old stepdaughter reported to the police that Cotton had inappropriately touched and kissed her on several occasions between 2006 and 2009. The inappropriate contact began when Cotton’s stepdaughter was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- McLean v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Corson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
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