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Willinsky v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 1, 1976
328 So. 2d 536 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

Opinion

No. 75-942.

March 9, 1976. Rehearing Denied April 1, 1976.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Ira Dubitsky, J.

Philip Carlton, Jr., and Ronald C. Dresnick, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Margarita G. Esquiroz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON and NATHAN, JJ., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


The appellant was found guilty by a jury of the sale or delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine. The point of this appeal is the alleged error of the trial court in allowing the following question and answer during cross-examination:

"Q. Mr. Willinsky, you never told anybody at the preliminary hearing this story, did you?

"A. I never had a chance to testify in my preliminary hearing, but the young lady was there, in fact, Miss Danzinger."

The error, if any exists, does not clearly appear because the record does not show an objection, motion to strike or motion for mistrial. Nevertheless, we do not decide the case on that basis because it is apparent that if error did arise during cross-examination, it was harmless. See Fla. Stat. § 924.33, and Corbin v. State, Fla.App. 1972, 259 So.2d 543.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Willinsky v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 1, 1976
328 So. 2d 536 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)
Case details for

Willinsky v. State

Case Details

Full title:HARVEY ROBERT WILLINSKY, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Apr 1, 1976

Citations

328 So. 2d 536 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

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