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Mann v. State

Seven-year-old victim's prior allegations of molestation were inadmissible since defendants failed to show the allegations were false.

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Bobby Dale Mann and Roger Warren Lane were each charged with four counts of aggravated child molestation, three counts of child molestation, two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, and two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. A jury found each guilty of one count of aggravated child molestation and one count of child molestation. On appeal, Mann and Lane challenge the sufficiency of the evidence and the exclusion of a prior allegation of molestation by one of the victims V. E.. Mann also challenges the court’s refusal to declare a mistrial after two of the State’s witnesses made statements that he claimed improperly placed his character into evidence and its refusal to allow defense counsel to impeach the mother of one of the victims with evidence of her daughter’s prior molestation. Lane asserts as error the exclusion of evidence that V. E.’s mother was sexually abused, the failure to grant a continuance when the State filed a motion in limine the day of trial, and prosecutorial misconduct. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence was sufficient to allow the jury to find Mann and Lane guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We find no error in the trial court’s rulings on Mann’s motions for mistrial or on the State’s motions in limine and affirm.

We first address Mann’s enumerations of error.

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