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PRATT v. STATE

No. 4D07-2365.

1 So.3d 1169 (2009)

Eric Edward PRATT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 28, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Dea Abramschmitt, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeanine M. Germanowicz, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

FARMER, J.

Defendant was on trial for aggravated battery in the beating of his stepdaughter and pregnant wife. The State sought to present evidence that during the 18 months preceding the beatings, defendant had beaten his wife on 3 different occasions — the most recent barely a few months before the alleged crimes. The judge allowed this Williams rule1 evidence over the objection of defendant. We reverse.

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