Hall v. State

Stanley Hall was tried by jury and convicted of carjacking. At trial, Hall’s taped statement to police was played for the jury. According to Hall, there was an *1190audible reference to his prior incarceration and such reference entitles him to reversal. We disagree and find that, under the facts of this case, any error was harmless. See Mathis v. State, 760 So.2d 1121 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)(re-affirming the principle that a reference at trial to a prior incarceration of the defendant is subject to a harmless error analysis).

Here, the record reflects that much of the taped statement was inaudible or…