STATE v. GRIFFEN

No. 96-248.

694 So.2d 122 (1997)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Edsel GRIFFEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Steven J. Guardiano, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Gavin D. Lee, of Gavin D. Lee, P.A., Maitland, for Appellee.


PETERSON, Chief Judge.

The state appeals an order granting Edsel Griffen's motion in limine to exclude similar fact evidence of sexual batteries on minors allegedly committed by Griffen approximately 12 or 13 years prior to the instant offense. We reverse in part.

Griffen was charged with engaging in sexual activity with a child 12 years of age or older but less than 18 years of age while in a position of familial or custodial authority. Two sisters who heard...

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