Legal Opinion

Lesovsky v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 10, 2016No. 4D12-4010PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKlingensmith, J.

Brigid Lesovsky appeals from her conviction and sentence for two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation and one count of lewd and lascivious conduct.1 She contends that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct as it was charged in the information. After a thorough review of the record, we agree that the evidence was insufficient, and also find that her defense counsel was ineffective for failing to adequately address this issue below. We therefore reverse only her conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Corzo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Robards v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
  3. Ralph Monroe v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
  4. Zwick v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. Salvatore Bagnara v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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