Supreme Court of Florida
KNOWLES v. STATE OF FLORIDA, SC01-2778
Where the trial court found that unfair use of a former defense witness's testimony did not substantially influence the verdict, the issue must be remanded for reconsideration of whether the error was harmless under State v. DiGuilio, 491 So. 2d 1129 (1986).
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/12/2003
- Published 06/12/2003
Judges
- PARIENTE, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Richard J. D'Amico, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, FL, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Robert J. Krauss, Chief-Assistant Attorney General, Chief of Criminal Law, Tampa, and Katherine V. Blanco, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Respondent.