Helton v. State
| Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
| Writing for the Court | PER CURIAM; McCORD |
| Citation | Helton v. State, 365 So.2d 1101 (Fla. App. 1979) |
| Decision Date | 11 January 1979 |
| Docket Number | No. JJ-85,JJ-85 |
| Parties | Ricky HELTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. |
Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Janice G. Scott and John D. C. Newton, II, Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Ricky Helton appeals from a conviction for sexual battery with force likely to cause serious personal injury on the grounds that testimony concerning another offense violated the rule set forth in Williams v. State, 110 So.2d 654 (Fla.1959). We agree and reverse.
The alleged victim of the crime charged testified that she was abducted and taken to a wooded area. There Helton hit her, choked her, threw her to the ground and forced her to perform various sexual acts. Subsequently, she was able to get away and she ran out to the highway nude and was picked up by a passing motorist.
At trial another woman was allowed to testify, over objection of the defense, to an alleged attempted sexual battery involving the appellant at another time. Helton had been tried on that charge and had been convicted of simple battery. She stated that she knew appellant and he had asked her for a ride home from work. He directed her to a wooded area and then grabbed the keys out of the car and told her that he was going to rape her. They struggled, he pushed her out of the car, and she began screaming. He then pushed her to the ground, sat on her, and, when she refused to take off her pants, ripped them off. After he pulled her to her feet, he pushed her away and said, "Run before I kill you." At that time she saw a car coming, and she ran to the car screaming and waving her arms. ...
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