Supreme Court of Florida
Barnes v. State of Florida, SC06-662
When prior testimony has been read to a jury during a trial proceeding as testimonial evidence, a written transcript of that testimony is not and should not be considered a "thing" that should be entered into evidence as an exhibit and provided to the jury during deliberations pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.400(a)(4).
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/29/2007
- Published 11/29/2007
Judges
- LEWIS, C.J.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Louis K. Rosenbloum, Pensacola, FL, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Trisha Meggs Pate, Bureau Chief Criminal Appeals, and Thomas D. Winokur, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, FL, for Respondent.