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Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Apr 14, 1976
330 So. 2d 162 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

Opinion

No. Y-393.

April 14, 1976.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Volusia County, Uriel Blount, Jr., J.

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


The only contention of appellant on this appeal is that the court committed fundamental error in admitting in evidence a waiver of rights form signed by appellant. The waiver was objected to at the time by appellant on the ground that it had not been produced in response to appellant's demand for discovery and also on the ground that it was not relevant. The waiver was not introduced in support of any statement or confession of appellant, as no evidence of a statement or confession was offered. It was not relevant, and it was error to admit it but not fundamental error. In view of the overwhelming evidence of appellant's guilt, we are unable to find from the record that this irrelevant evidence contributed to the conviction of appellant. Its admission was harmless error.

Affirmed.

RAWLS, Acting C.J., and McCORD, and SMITH, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Apr 14, 1976
330 So. 2d 162 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)
Case details for

Johnson v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM TERRY JOHNSON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Apr 14, 1976

Citations

330 So. 2d 162 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)