IN THE INTEREST OF S. L. M., A CHILD

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Cited By (33 total)

• Palmes v. State, 397 So. 2d 648 (Fla. 1981)
  …the defendant, the reviewing court may not find it harmless “if there is a reasonable possibility that the error may have contributed to the accused’s conviction or if the error may not be found harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” Nowlin v. State, 346 So. 2d 1020, 1024 (Fla.1977). Even such “constitutional error,” however, may be treated as harmless where the evidence of guilt is overwhelming. Jones v. State, 332 So. 2d 615, 619 (Fla.1976). While it is error not to receive in evidence “all the circumstances…
• Blanco v. State, 452 So. 2d 520 (Fla. 1984)
  …ce, which had been ordered suppressed be [*525] cause of Miranda violations. Appellant chose to take the stand, putting his credibility at issue and opening the door for the statements to be used to impeach his testimony. We held in Nowlin v. State, 346 So. 2d 1020, 1024 (Fla.1977), that whenever the state, in order to impeach a defendant’s credibility, chooses to present evidence of a defendant’s incriminating statements which are inconsistent with trial testimony of the defendant and which are inadmissible…
• Roman v. State, 475 So. 2d 1228 (Fla. 1985)
  …is freedom of movement of the degree associated with a formal arrest. Appellant also argues that his confession was involuntary. The state has the burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the confession was voluntary. Nowlin v. State, 346 So. 2d 1020 (Fla.1977). We review the trial court’s ruling by viewing the totality of the circumstances. Frazier v. Cupp, 394 U.S. 731, 89 S.Ct. 1420, 22 L.Ed.2d 684 (1969). Appellant argues that his mental condition rendered his confession involuntary because…

Authorities Cited

• In the Interest of S. R. v. State, 346 So. 2d 1018 (Fla. 1977)