Jose Macias v. State of Florida

A jury found Appellant, Jose Macias, guilty of one count of lewd or lascivious battery, one count of lewd or lascivious molestation, one count of kidnapping, and one count of a, burglary of a dwelling with an assault or battery. The court adjudicated Appellant guilty and sentenced him on all counts except for the lewd or lascivious molestation count, which it “held in abeyance.” On appeal, Appellant takes issue with several of the court’s evidentiary rulings at trial. He also argues that the court’s decision to hold his lewd or lascivious molestation conviction in abeyance constitutes a…