Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Custer v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 15, 1947Published

1Concurrence

I am of the view that generally, when hearsay or incompetent testimony has been admitted as legal evidence over objection, and the evidence of the case is otherwise sufficient to sustain the judgment, on appeal, an assignment of error which fails to definitely specify the objectionable evidence cannot be considered by the Appellate Court. Maloy v. State, 39 Fla. 432,22 So. 719; Strobhar v. State, 55 Fla. 167, 47 So. 4; and Green v. State, 121 Fla. 307, 163 So. 712. But, I am also of the view that when such character of evidence is permitted to go to the jury, after specific objections are…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Strobhar v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  2. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
  3. Maloy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1897

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