Ivester v. State

I cannot join the majority’s opinion in affirming appellant’s conviction of resisting arrest with violence on the ground of harmless error. The majority states that some of the evidence contained in Officer Butcher’s personnel file was relevant for discovery purposes, and I thoroughly agree. The trial court entered the following findings after reviewing the officer’s file:(a) there are no civil suits pending against Officer Butcher for acts relating to his position as a police officer.(b) on September 13, 1976, Officer Butcher failed to report for duty involving traffic control at a football…