Court Opinion

ID: 9585232
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:57:58.71003+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:36:29.781942
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
The state urges for the first time on motion for rehearing that certain evidence presented during the trial showing prior mistreatment of the victim by the appellant should be construed as evidence of witness intimidation. However, the conduct in question occurred before the appellant was charged with child molestation and was so integrally connected to the commission of the offense as to be a part of it. As previously stated, the appellant was free on bond for a year between the time of his arrest and the time of his trial, and there is absolutely no indication that during that period he, as opposed to his wife, engaged in any attempt to intimidate the victim or any other witness.