{"id":417,"date":"2019-04-17T19:42:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T23:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarasotacriminalattorneyblog.com\/?p=417"},"modified":"2024-08-29T15:27:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:27:56","slug":"florida-court-discusses-a-defendants-right-to-confront-his-accuser-in-a-sex-crime-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarasotadefenseattorney.com\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-a-defendants-right-to-confront-his-accuser-in-a-sex-crime-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses a Defendant’s Right to Confront His Accuser in a Sex Crime Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are charged with a sex crime it does not mean that you no longer have any rights. Rather, under both Florida law and the United States Constitution, defendants accused of committing a sex crime have several rights, including the right to confront their accuser. If the court refuses to uphold the rights of a criminal defendant, it can result in a reversal of a conviction. This was illustrated in a recent case<\/a> arising out of the Florida Court of Appeals, in which the court reversed a defendant\u2019s conviction due to the fact the trial court denied the defendant the right to question his accuser. If you live in Sarasota and are charged with a sex crime it is essential to hire an assertive Sarasota sex crime defense attorney who will aggressively advocate on your behalf and help you to defend your rights.<\/p>\n

Facts Regarding the Alleged Crime and Underlying Trial <\/strong><\/p>\n

Reportedly, in 2016, the defendant babysat his alleged five-year-old victim, after which the victim told her mother that she saw the defendant naked and they played a game in which they took off their clothes. The victim gave four different accounts of what happened when she was questioned regarding the incident on subsequent occasions. The defendant was charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious conduct, and a trial was held.<\/p>\n

Allegedly, as there was no physical evidence of any harm, the defendant\u2019s attorney sought to question the victim\u2019s credibility by advising the jury of the different accounts she provided as to what happened. The trial court ruled, however, that it would not allow the defendant\u2019s attorney to cross-examine the victim, due to her age. Rather, the court ruled it would merely show the jury any portions of the victim\u2019s deposition that contradicted her testimony at trial. Thus, the defendant was unable to confront the victim regarding the inconsistencies in her accounts of what happened. The defendant was subsequently convicted, after which he appealed.
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