Legal Opinion

Durrance v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 22, 2010No. 4D08-2498PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.

Appellant, George Durrance, challenges his conviction for first degree murder. He maintains that the trial court erred in fail ing to conduct an appropriate Richardson 1 hearing when the state notified the court during trial that it might seek to introduce portions of his testimony in an unrelated trial. We hold that no discovery violation occurred, because the state had filed a supplemental discovery disclosure which specifically included his testimony in the unrelated case. Moreover, even if it were a violation, no procedural prejudice is apparent, as the state never used the testimony from…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  2. State v. SchoppSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  3. Scipio v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  4. B.T.G. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  5. State v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jaime Deandre Brown v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  2. Kipp v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  3. Hicks v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
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  5. Morris v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Hillsborough County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2023

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