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Wright v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 11, 1987
510 So. 2d 1159 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

Summary

holding police officer's hearsay testimony was harmless error because "under the standards of State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla. 1986), no prejudice appears."

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Opinion

No. 86-1531.

August 11, 1987.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Arthur Maginnis, J.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Feiler Feiler and Loree Rene Feiler, Sp. Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Margarita Muina Febres, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HENDRY and BASKIN, JJ.


The trial court's admission of hearsay in the police officer's testimony concerning the alleged victim's description of the defendant was error; we conclude, however, that the error was harmless because the officer's testimony impeached rather than bolstered the victim's testimony, and thus, under the standards of State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla. 1986), no prejudice appears. Silveira-Hernandez v. State, 495 So.2d 914 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). Appellant's other point lacks merit.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Wright v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 11, 1987
510 So. 2d 1159 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

holding police officer's hearsay testimony was harmless error because "under the standards of State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla. 1986), no prejudice appears."

Summary of this case from A.O. v. State
Case details for

Wright v. State

Case Details

Full title:JIMMY LEE WRIGHT, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Aug 11, 1987

Citations

510 So. 2d 1159 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

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