Wong v. State

The record shows that defense counsel requested an instruction on the lesser in-*1127eluded offense of unnatural and lascivious act, the trial court understood the request, and the trial court denied the request. For this reason, I conclude that the issue of the trial court’s refusal to give the requested instruction — which the State properly concedes was error — was preserved for appellate review. I .agree with the majority that Wong’s second issue regarding the introduction of collateral crimes evidence is without merit. Accordingly, I concur in part and dissent in part.

I. DISCUSSION

A. Wong was…