Brugal v. State

In these consolidated appeals, defendant Alain Brugal appeals a final judgment of conviction and sentence for one count of lewd and lascivious battery, and for one count of lewd and lascivious molestation, of a victim under 16 years of age (Case No. 3D15-637). The State appeals the trial court’s post-verdict judgment of acquittal as to another six such counts (Case No. 3D15-733). For the reasons which follow, we affirm Brugal’s judgment of conviction on Counts 1 and 6 of the information and jury verdict; we reverse the trial court’s post-verdict judgment of acquittal as to Counts 2, 3, 4, 5,…