MELENDEZ v. STATE

No. 97-0174.

700 So.2d 791 (1997)

Edwin MELENDEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Margaret Good-Earnest and Adrienne Ellis, Assistant Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


SHAHOOD, Judge.

Appellant, Edwin Melendez, appeals his conviction on the charges of burglary and attempted sexual battery. We find that the court erred with respect to all three issues raised by appellant on appeal, and therefore reverse his conviction and remand for a new trial.

In this case, appellant was charged with entering the home of his neighbor and attempting to rape her while she slept on the couch. At trial, the victim identified appellant as the...

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