It was also held that his trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to file a plea in bar on…
June 8, 2018 Failure to Dismiss Biased Juror Leads to New Trial in Molestation CaseThe prospective jurors were informed in voir dire that the defendant was charged with three separate acts of child molestation…
May 29, 2018 Court of Appeals: Alleged Victim’s Prior False Allegation is AdmissibleThe defendant was accused of molesting his stepdaughter. He was specifically charged with aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, and incest….
May 18, 2018 Court of Appeals Affirms Grant of New Trial in Molestation CaseThe new trial was granted on the grounds that critical evidence was discovered by the parties mid-trial that was never…
May 6, 2018 Court of Appeals Remands Rape Case Back to Trial CourtThe defendant was convicted of one count of rape and two counts of sexual battery. The alleged victim was a…
April 25, 2018 Child’s Therapy Records Form Basis for Reversal in Molestation CaseThe alleged victim accused the defendant of touching her on several occasions when she was between the ages of seven…
April 23, 2018 11th Circuit Reverses Conviction for Distribution of Child PornographyThe evidence at trial showed that the defendant was downloading child pornography using the file-sharing program Ares. The program’s default…
April 14, 2018 Court of Appeals Finds Evidence Sufficient in Molestation CaseThe defendant was accused of watching a pornographic video and masturbating in the presence of a child. On appeal, the…
April 2, 2018 Molestation Convictions Vacated and New Recusal Hearing OrderedThe Court remanded the case to the trial court, though to a different judge, to decide the defendant’s motion to…
March 22, 2018 Court Affirms Molestation Conviction Despite Marital Privilege IssueThe defendant was accused of molesting his step-granddaughter. At trial, the defendant denied the allegations and testified that he suffered…
March 2, 2018 Molestation Convictions Reversed Due to Errors by Trial CounselAt trial, the evidence showed that the alleged 14-year-old victim and other neighborhood children had routinely performed yard work for…
February 8, 2018 Jailer’s Remarks to Defendant Not Grounds to Withdraw PleaAt the defendant’s hearing on his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, the defendant testified that the chief jailer, whom…
