JONES v. STATE

No. 79-2292.

398 So.2d 987 (1981)

Ben Earl JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elton H. Schwarz, Public Defender, Paul B. Kanarek and Stephen L. Kramer, Asst. Public Defenders, Fort Pierce, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Paul H. Zacks and Laura R. Morrison, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


BERANEK, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant from his conviction and sentence for involuntary sexual battery on a child under eleven years of age pursuant to Section 794.011(2), Florida Statutes (1977). Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Defendant asserts that the trial court erred in allowing introduction of evidence of two similar sexual incidents involving defendant and other children as being improper Williams Rule evidence. Defendant also...

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