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Washington v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 17, 2000
765 So. 2d 101 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 4D98-4264

Opinion filed May 17, 2000

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Paul L. Backman, Judge; L.T. No. 97-4617CF10B.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and David McPherrin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Steven R. Parrish, and Elaine L. Thompson, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


ON MOTION FOR REHEARING


In his motion for rehearing, appellant argues that we overlooked the letter referenced in footnote six of his initial brief. While juror Brown's letter to the judge indicates a post verdict change of heart, it does not suggest that she was coerced by the trial judge into reaching her initial verdict. The letter does not change the conclusion that the withholding of the Allen charge under the facts of this case did not constitute unconstitutional coercion. Because we held that there was no error, we did not engage in harmless error analysis, where the juror's letter would have been significant.

The motion for rehearing is denied.

WARNER, C.J., SHAHOOD and GROSS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Washington v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 17, 2000
765 So. 2d 101 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)
Case details for

Washington v. State

Case Details

Full title:FRED WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: May 17, 2000

Citations

765 So. 2d 101 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)