GRIFFITH v. STATE

No. 97-963.

723 So.2d 860 (1998)

James Oliver GRIFFITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Judith Dougherty Hall, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Kristina White, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WOLF, J.

James Griffith appeals from a final judgment and sentence after his conviction for capital sexual battery on a child under the age of 12. Appellant raises three issues, two of which merit discussion: Whether the trial court erred by admitting evidence of collateral crimes, and whether the trial court erred in permitting a child abuse counselor to testify to a prior hearsay statement. We find that the trial court erred in admitting collateral crime evidence...

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