Charles Christopher Wendell v. State of Florida

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-4156 _____________________________ CHARLES CHRISTOPHER WENDELL, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County. David Rimmer, Judge. January 21, 2020 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Bell v. State, 798 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (holding that in a prosecution of sexual battery of a child, evidence of physical abuse against the child’s mother was admissible to explain why the victim had not earlier reported the crime for fear of the defendant’s retribution); see also State v. Hogan, 451 So. 2d 844, 845-46 (Fla. 1984) (concluding that a twelve-person jury is not required in prosecutions of sexual battery of a child). ROBERTS, OSTERHAUS, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Victor Holder, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Damaris E. Reynolds, Tallahassee, for Appellee. 2