Case Name: Gary Robin EATON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1981-09-09
Citations: 404 So. 2d 374
Docket Number: No. 80-154
Parties: Gary Robin EATON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: LETTS, C. J., and HURLEY, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 404
Pages: 374–375

Head Matter:
Gary Robin EATON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 80-154.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Sept. 9, 1981.
Rehearing Denied Oct. 28, 1981.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Craig S. Barnard, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mark Horn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
HERSEY, Judge.
Gary Robin Eaton was convicted by a jury of the crime of armed robbery. He appeals the conviction and sentence.
The evidence of guilt was overwhelming and with the one exception that we treat here the points raised by Eaton on appeal are without merit.
The trial court denied appellant's request that an instruction on the maximum and minimum penalties be read to the jury. This was error. Tascano v. State, 393 So.2d 540 (Fla.1981). Further the harmless error doctrine cannot be applied. Murray v. State, 408 So.2d 417 (Fla.1981).
Accordingly, we reverse the conviction and remand the cause for a new trial in accordance with Tascano, supra.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
LETTS, C. J., and HURLEY, J., concur.