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Linder v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 6, 1994
636 So. 2d 836 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

No. 93-1805.

May 6, 1994.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Martin Budnick, J.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and James T. Cook, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


The appellant confessed to having oral sex with the five year old child victim. Additionally, the victim and a 16 year old witness who was present when the illegal acts were performed implicated the appellant with their testimony. Notwithstanding this overwhelming evidence, the appellant complains that the trial court erred when it allowed the mother of the victim to testify as to the victim's hearsay statements that the appellant was "doing something with her" and other brief and childlike descriptions of the sexual acts.

First, if error exists, it was harmless error. Second, we doubt that it was error to allow the testimony under Pardo v. State, 596 So.2d 665, 667 (Fla. 1992).

AFFIRMED.

GOSHORN, PETERSON and DIAMANTIS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Linder v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 6, 1994
636 So. 2d 836 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

Linder v. State

Case Details

Full title:WALTER EARL LINDER, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: May 6, 1994

Citations

636 So. 2d 836 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)