TERRY SHELDON SALADEEN
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A trial court does not abuse its discretion in admitting hearsay statements of a child victim under Florida Statute section 90.803(23) when found reliable and from a trustworthy source, or in admitting evidence of prior similar acts against the same victim under section 90.404(2).
[1] The standard of review for a trial court's finding that hearsay statements of a child victim are reliable and admissible under Florida Statute section 90.803(23) is abuse…
[2] Evidence of prior similar sexual acts against the same minor victim in a child molestation case is less subject to objection than evidence of similar acts against other v…
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
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Case No. 5D20-584 TERRY SHELDON SALADEEN,
Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _______________________________/ Opinion filed March 9, 2021 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Matthew M. Foxman, Judge. Paula C. Coffman, of Law Office of Paula Coffman, Orlando, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kaylee D. Tatman, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
2 AFFIRMED. See Small v. State, 179 So. 3d 421, 424 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) (“The standard of review applied to a trial court’s finding that the hearsay statements of a child victim are reliable and come from a trustworthy source, making them admissible pursuant to section 90.803(23), [Florida Statutes,] is abuse of discretion.” (citing Perez v. State, 536 So. 2d 206, 210 (Fla. 1988); Jones v. State, 728 So. 2d 788, 790 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999))); Rutledge v. State, 1 So. 3d 1122, 1131 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009) (“The similarity of the prior acts to the charged crimes . . . , the closeness in time . . . , and the frequency of the prior acts lead ineluctably to the conclusion that the probative value of the . . . previous child molestation of the same victim of the charged crimes substantially outweighs the danger of unfair prejudice.” (citing McLean v. State, 934 So. 2d 1248, 1262 (Fla. 2006))); see also Smith v. State, 538 So. 2d 66, 67 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989) (“Evidence [under section 90.404(2), Florida Statutes,] that deals only with similar sex acts against the [minor] victim in the case being tried is far less subject to objection than evidence of similar acts against other victims.” (citing Gibbs v. State, 394 So. 2d 231, 232 (Fla. 1st DCA), aff’d, 406 So. 2d 1113 (Fla. 1981))). LAMBERT, TRAVER and NARDELLA, JJ., concur.
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- McLEAN v. State, 934 So. 2d 1248 (Fla. 2006)
- Perez v. State, 536 So. 2d 206 (Fla. 1988)
- Gibbs v. State, 394 So. 2d 231 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981)
- Smith v. State, 538 So. 2d 66 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989)
- Jones v. State, 728 So. 2d 788 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)
- Odell Rutledge v. State, 1 So. 3d 1122 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009)
- Small v. State, 179 So. 3d 421 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015)