Mr. McDade was convicted of the sexual battery of his step-daughter and sentenced to life in prison. He appealed, arguing the trial court had erred in allowing certain evidence during his trial, including testimony from the step-daughter's boy-friend and recordings of conversations between his step-daughter and himself. The Second District Court of Appeal upheld his convictions. But the 2nd DCA also certified the legal issues related to the recordings as a question of great public importance for this Court's review.