GUDINAS

v.

FLORIDA

Citator

Cited By

• Akeem Muhammad v. State, 782 So. 2d 343 (Fla. 2001)
  …ortion of the trial proceeding without objection, the inquiry centers on whether, in light of the whole record, the fairness of the proceeding was frustrated by the defendant’s absence. See Gudinas v. State, 693 So. 2d 953, 962 (Fla.), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 936, 118 S.Ct. 345, 139 L.Ed.2d 267 (1997); Rose v. State, 617 So. 2d 291, 296 (Fla.1993). Federal courts have recognized that the residual powers of the courts to ensure the safety of witnesses and jurors encompasses interviewing a witness outside the…
• Knight v. State, 721 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 1998)
• Samuel J. Goss, D.O. v. Permenter, 827 So. 2d 285 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)
  …age”, and “mild” defects or “mild damage”, the clear inconsistency usually required for impeachment purposes is not apparent to us. See Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence, § 614.1 (2002 ed.); Gudinas v. State, 693 So. 2d 953 (Fla.), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 936, 118 S.Ct. 345, 139 L.Ed.2d 267 (1997); Ortagus v. State, 500 So. 2d 1367 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). Appellate courts recognize the trial judge has wide discretion in making such judgments and will not find reversible error unless there is a true inconsis…