Case Name: Jose A. QUINTERO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-12-30
Citations: 889 So. 2d 1013
Docket Number: No. 1D03-3726
Parties: Jose A. QUINTERO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DAVIS, J., concurs, BROWNING, J., dissents with Opinion.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 889
Pages: 1013–1015

Head Matter:
Jose A. QUINTERO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D03-3726.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 30, 2004.
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Jamie Spivey, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General, "and Anne C. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
HAWKES, J.
In this child sexual abuse case, Appellant argues the trial court abused its discretion by permitting an expert to testify that child victims do not initially fully disclose in 67% to 70% of child sexual abuse cases. We affirm.
It is well settled that, in child sexual abuse cases, "an expert may properly aid a jury in assessing the veracity of a victim of child abuse . by discussing various patterns of consistency in the stories of child sexual abuse victims and comparing those patterns in [the victim's] story." Tingle v. State, 536 So.2d 202, 205 (Fla.1988). That is precisely what happened here. Appellant's conviction is AFFIRMED.
DAVIS, J., concurs, BROWNING, J., dissents with Opinion.