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Cooper v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 21, 1994
638 So. 2d 200 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

Nos. 93-933, 93-932.

June 21, 1994.

Appeals from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Michael Salmon, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Robert Finlay and Neil Rose, Sp. Asst. Public Defenders, for appellants.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Linda S. Katz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and LEVY, JJ.


No reversible error has been demonstrated in the trial proceedings which culminated in the convictions entered below. Specifically, we find no deficiency in the standard Miranda rights form utilized by the Metro-Dade Police Department, see California v. Prysock, 453 U.S. 355, 101 S.Ct. 2806, 69 L.Ed.2d 696 (1981), and that, in the light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt, any arguable error in the admission of evidence or the argument of the prosecutor was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla. 1986). We do agree that the formal judgments entered against the defendants should be corrected to reflect that the charges contained in count V were dismissed on motion of the state.

Affirmed as modified.


Summaries of

Cooper v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 21, 1994
638 So. 2d 200 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

Cooper v. State

Case Details

Full title:ALBERT COOPER AND TIVAN JOHNSON, APPELLANTS, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jun 21, 1994

Citations

638 So. 2d 200 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

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