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CORPUS v. STATE

No. 97-01406.

718 So.2d 1266 (1998)

Andrew CORPUS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Bruce P. Taylor, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patricia E. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Andrew Corpus's jury convictions were tainted by improper Williams1 rule evidence of similar acts. For that reason, we reverse for a new trial.

Corpus was tried on one count of attempted capital sexual battery and two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior. The charges stemmed from an incident that took place in 1992. M.S., the 10-year-old alleged victim, was living with his mother at a boatyard. His mother...

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