MUNGUIA v. STATE

No. 97-3576.

743 So.2d 154 (1999)

Jose Felix MUNGUIA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Linda S. Katz, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and COPE, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals from judgments of conviction and sentences for two counts of engaging in sexual acts with a minor while in a position of familial authority and one count of lewd assault on a child. We affirm.

The trial court acted within its discretion when it found the victim competent to testify. The court made the competency ruling after first questioning the victim extensively and reviewing a psychological...

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