Cook v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
GOSHORN, Judge.
The appellant, Jerry Joe Cook, was charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious assault in the presence of a child under the age of sixteen. Section 800.-04(3), Fla.Stat. (1987). The jury convicted him on two counts as charged and two counts of the lesser included offense of attempt. We affirm.
At the trial, as each child victim testified, a screen was placed between the witness and the defendant. On appeal Cook argues *258that this violated his confrontation rights under the Sixth Amendment, citing Coy v. Iowa, — U.S. —, 108 S.Ct. 2798, 101 L.Ed.2d 857 (1988).
This issue has not…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Coy v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Gibson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
3Cited by1 opinion
- O'Brien v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989