Case Name: Dean DAMERON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-03-28
Citations: 559 So. 2d 101
Docket Number: No. 87-2429
Parties: Dean DAMERON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GLICKSTEIN, DELL and GARRETT, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 559
Pages: 101–101

Head Matter:
Dean DAMERON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-2429.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 28, 1990.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Lynn Waxman, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We conclude it was error to admit the defendant's statement to the law enforcement officers, the trial court having made an express finding that the defendant had requested counsel. See Long v. State, 517 So.2d 664 (Fla.1987), and DeConingh v. State, 433 So.2d 501 (Fla.1983).
We reject the state's harmless error argument. It has not demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that this error did not contribute to the verdict or, that there is no reasonable possibility that the error affected the jury verdict. State v. Lee, 531 So.2d 133 (Fla.1988); State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla.1986). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for new trial.
GLICKSTEIN, DELL and GARRETT, JJ., concur.