WILSON v. STATE

No. 4D10-1410.

72 So.3d 331 (2011)

Samantha Holly WILSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 26, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Susan D. Cline , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melanie Dale Surber , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


POLEN, J.

Samantha Holly Wilson appeals the judgment and sentence of the trial court, adjudicating her guilty of attempted child abuse and sentencing her to six months in prison, followed by three years of probation. We reverse Wilson's conviction because of the improper admission of extrinsic evidence, introduced solely for impeachment on an irrelevant and collateral matter.

Wilson was charged by information with child abuse in violation of section 827.03...

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