Case Name: Carlton HARRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-05-11
Citations: 414 So. 2d 242
Docket Number: No. 81-1904
Parties: Carlton HARRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, NESBITT and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 414
Pages: 242–243

Head Matter:
Carlton HARRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 81-1904.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 11, 1982.
Rehearing Denied June 17, 1982.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Robin H. Greene, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and John F. Ro-benalt, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, NESBITT and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
SCHWARTZ, Judge.
As held in Postell v. State, 398 So.2d 851 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981) and Molina v. State, 406 So.2d 57 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981), it was improper to admit hearsay evidence as to the basis for the inclusion of the defendant's picture in a photographic lineup. Unlike those cases, however, the in-court identification of the defendant was not severely challenged, and there was no alibi or other defense asserted. It therefore clearly appears from this record that the error was harmless. Section 924.33, Fla.Stat. (1979).
Affirmed.