SMITH v. STATE

No. 87-1820.

538 So.2d 66 (1989)

Joseph Daryl SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and David A. Davis, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Elizabeth C. Masters and Bradford L. Thomas, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


ZEHMER, Judge.

In this child abuse case we review the admissibility of testimony proving prior sexual acts by the defendant Smith upon the victim, his adopted daughter, and the admissibility of prior consistent statements made by the victim in the form of notes to her girlfriend and to her mother. We affirm on both issues.

Defendant Smith was charged with three first degree felony counts of sexual battery upon a child in violation of section 794.041(2)(b)...

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