DIXON v. STATE

No. 91-02426.

605 So.2d 960 (1992)

William R. DIXON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denis M. De Vlaming, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michele Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


FRANK, Judge.

William R. Dixon, convicted of three counts of sexual battery on a child less than twelve years of age and one count of handling and fondling a child under the age of sixteen, appeals on the ground that the trial court impermissibly excluded evidence of the child victim's alleged prior sexual knowledge. We agree and reverse the trial court.

Dixon was a friend of Theresa Weirz, the mother of the five-year old victim. On the evening of the incident...

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