Supreme Court of Florida

A conviction and sentence for first-degree murder is remanded for a new trial where the state failed to show that a discovery violation which occurred during trial by reason of the state-s failure to disclose a witness's changed testimony to the defense constituted harmless error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2006
• Published 02/16/2006

Judges

• ANSTEAD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James S. Purdy, Public Defender, Noel A. Pelella and Larry B. Henderson, Assistant Public Defenders, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, FL, for Respondent.