Legal Opinion

Richardson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 21, 1985No. 84-401Published

1Opinion of the Court

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

2Per curiam

We affirm the convictions of the defendant for kidnapping, sexual battery, *1293burglary, and robbery, on a finding that the trial court’s ruling admitting evidence relating to the identification of a severed codefendant, even if erroneous, was rendered harmless by the overwhelming evidence of guilt. See Gilbert v. State, 311 So.2d 384 (Pla. 3d DCA 1975), and cases cited therein.

We also find that the trial court properly instructed the jury that the defendant would be sentenced to between twelve and seventeen years if he elected to be sentenced under the new guidelines,1…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re Rules of Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Gilbert v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

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