Legal Opinion
Mortimer v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 29, 2012No. 4D09-1958PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.
The trial court admitted evidence under a common law hearsay exception that was not a part of the Florida Evidence Code1 at the time of trial. After the trial, the legislature amended the Evidence Code to include the very hearsay exception applied by the trial court. Under these circumstances, the error in invoking the exception at the trial does not justify reversal, since the same evidence would now be admissible at a second trial.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Giles v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. MancusiSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Glendening v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- State v. ArthurSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- KEVIN JOSEPH v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- Guy Mortimer v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
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