Legal Opinion

Perry v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 21, 1992No. 90-03017PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Judge.

The appellant, Timothy Perry, challenges his convictions for two counts of attempted capital sexual battery of a child under twelve in violation of sections 794.-011 and 777.04, Florida Statutes (1989). He contends the admission of child hearsay through two adult witnesses who testified at trial constituted reversible error. We disagree and affirm.

The appellant was convicted of committing sexual battery upon each of his two daughters, Jenna, age seven, and Renee, age four. The revelation that the two child victims had been sexually abused by their father came to light under…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Perez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. State v. PardoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Wise v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Garcia v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  2. State v. GregoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. George C. Sneathen v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019

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