Harvey v. State

I join in the dissent with Justice Golden on the preclusive mistake in introduction of allocution evidence, and further dissent from the conviction in this case and the singular denial of constitutional rights and procedural justice for this appellant in the face of the high emotion exhibited in the community and the distasteful criminal offenses charged.1

This total abject failure in the justice delivery system precludes any reasoned constitutional justification: double jeopardy disavowal, twice-violated speedy trial, and the denied right to a fair and impartial jury within the atmosphere of…