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Kouracos v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 16, 1997
693 So. 2d 142 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Opinion

Case No. 96-414

Decision Filed May 16, 1997

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, William C. Johnson, Jr., Judge.

Craig S. Boda, P.A., Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


AFFIRMED.

PETERSON, C.J., and THOMPSON, J., concur.

HARRIS, J., concurs specially, with opinion.


While I agree with the majority's affirmance in this cause, it is not because I find no error. I concur only because the evidence of his guilt of resisting an officer with violence was so overwhelming that the error committed was harmless. It was error not to permit cross-examination of the arresting officer concerning whether he intended to file a civil action against Kouracos based on his injuries sustained during the arrest because such testimony is admissible to show possible bias on the part of a witness. Nevertheless, such error is subject to the harmless error rule. See Bessman v. State, 259 So.2d 776 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972).


Summaries of

Kouracos v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 16, 1997
693 So. 2d 142 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
Case details for

Kouracos v. State

Case Details

Full title:PETER E. KOURACOS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: May 16, 1997

Citations

693 So. 2d 142 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)