RONALD MCLEAN vs. STATE OF FLORIDA

Supreme Court of Florida

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No. SC03-1732

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RONALD MCLEAN,

Petitioner,

vs.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

[July 6, 2006]

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In State v. Rawls, 649 So. 2d 1350 (Fla. 1994), we extended Heuring to allow the admission of similar fact evidence in nonfamilial sexual battery cases where the identity of the defendant is not an issue. We concluded that because the credibility of the victim â€