5D03-3143 Jesse Blanton v. State

State: Florida

Court: Florida Southern District Court

Docket No: 5D03-3143.op

Case Date: 08/09/2004

Plaintiff: 5D03-3143 Jesse Blanton

Defendant: State

Preview:JESSE L. BLANTON,
Appellant,
v. Case No. 5D03-3143
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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Opinion filed August 13, 2004
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County,
O. H. Eaton, Judge.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and
Rose M. Levering, Assistant Public Defender,
Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General,
Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton,
Assistant Attorney General,
Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

TORPY, J.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
We grant rehearing to address one point, discussed in footnote 4, and supplant our
prior opinion. In all other respects the Motion for Rehearing is denied.
In this capital sexual battery case, Appellant raises two issues: First, whether the child
victim hearsay exception set forth in section 90.803(23), Florida Statutes (2003), applies if 11 at the time of the hearing on the motion to admit the statement. Second, whether Appellant

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