HARDEN v. STATE

No. 4D10-2615.

87 So.3d 1243 (2012)

Larry HARDEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and John M. Conway , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard Valuntas , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

Appellant, Larry Harden, appeals his convictions for sexual battery, false imprisonment, and domestic battery. Because the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of a prior incident of domestic violence that served only to show propensity, we reverse for a new trial. We also write to address an evidentiary issue likely to arise again on retrial.

Appellant was accused of beating and raping his then-girlfriend, K.W., in a motel room...

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