Lewd and Lascivious Battery

• Facts: In Palm Beach County Felony Case Number 2004-CF-010535 AXX the defendant was charged with Lewd and Lascivious Battery. It was charged that the defendant committed Lewd and Lascivious molestation on a child, it was alleged that he touched a young girl inappropriately without intent to commit rape. It was also alleged that the defendant penetrated the alleged victim with his penis and or fingers.
• Defense: Defense attorney Andrew Stine aggressively prepared a defense in this case. Witnesses were brought in to testify. This sounds easy but the witnesses were from Honduras, and were illegal. Therefore, Attorney Stine had to summon the help of the Honduran consulate and required a court order to bring the witness into the court to testify. The witnesses’ testimony refuted the allegations and the case was Nolle-Prossed. The result of this case was the State dropping all charges.