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Supreme Court of Florida· 10/18/2007

Williams v. State

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  • 967 So. 2d 735

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  • recognizing that a defendant is required to preserve a Confrontation Clause argument and that a mere hearsay objection is insufficient
  • explaining that a general objection to inadmissible hearsay does not preserve a Confrontation Clause argument
  • holding that a jury could have reasonably inferred lack of consent to sex where police discovered the victim completely nude, found her blood-stained shorts and panties under her bed, and found bite marks on her breast and back and in the general area of her groin
  • holding that a jury could have reasonably inferred lack of consent to sex where police discovered the victim completely nude, found her blood- stained shorts and panties under her bed, and found bite marks on her breast and back and in the general area of her groin
  • noting that only evidence- between event and declaration was shower that declar-ant took while still suffering from stab wounds without any evidence of what transpired between event and declaration or what occurred during shower other than defendant’s conjecture
  • noting that only evidence between event and declaration was shower that declarant took while still suffering from stab wounds without any evidence of what transpired between event and declaration or what occurred during shower other than defendant's conjecture

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Judges: Per Curiam

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