COPE, J.
Charles Strong appeals his convictions of sexual battery and kidnapping. We conclude that the trial court acted within its discretion in giving a jury instruction on subsection 794.022(5), Florida Statutes (2001). That statute addresses the relevance of prophylactic use to the issue of consent in a sexual battery prosecution.
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The victim testified that an assailant (who turned out to be defendant-appellant Strong) grabbed her from behind...
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