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Man's molestation conviction overturned
By JOSE CARDENAS
Published April 27, 2007
The Florida Supreme Court has reversed a St. Petersburg man's sexual molestation conviction because justices said there was not enough evidence to convict after the girl recanted her story. Raymond Andrew Baugh, 30, was sentenced to life in prison in 2004 after a Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court jury found him guilty of capital sexual battery on a 7-year-old girl. In a 4-3 decision Thursday, justices disagreed with the trial judge on whether the circumstantial evidence had been strong enough for a jury to decide guilt. "We conclude that the other evidence collectively did not actually 'corroborate' the (girl's) recanted out-of-court statements," Justice Peggy A. Quincy wrote for the majority. The decision does not have broad-ranging implications, said Charles Rose, a professor at Stetson University College of Law. Few sexual assault prosecutions have no physical proof, he said. "This is one of those cases on the very edges of proof," he said. Baugh lived with the girl's mother.
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by Dave
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04/27/07 03:04 PM
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I agree with dan this article gives no info or facts about the case or anything. go back to the drawing board on this please.
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by Dan
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04/27/07 01:52 PM
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Very weak article, no information at all.
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