PRESTON v. STATE

No. 84-2018.

470 So.2d 836 (1985)

John PRESTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Wallace, Bradenton, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Karla J. Staker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


OTT, Acting Chief Judge.

A jury found appellant guilty of the crime of sexual battery. Because we find the trial court erred in admitting prejudicial hearsay testimony, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

In the afternoon of September 10, 1983, the prosecutrix and her boyfriend went to a restaurant in Bradenton for dinner. After dinner and several drinks, the couple went to another restaurant and bar located below the radio station where the boyfriend was...

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