Supreme Court of Florida

Defendant's conviction for capital sexual battery with a minor is reversed where the only evidence, the child's hearsay statements, are insufficient to support the conviction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/10/2004
• Published 11/10/2004

Judges

• QUINCE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James B. Gibson, Public Defender, Dee Ball and Nancy Ryan, Assistant Public Defender's, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Robin A. Compton and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General's, Daytona Beach, FL, for Respondent.