Case Name: Roberto RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-11-27
Citations: 684 So. 2d 833
Docket Number: No. 95-495
Parties: Roberto RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before NESBITT, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 684
Pages: 833–834

Head Matter:
Roberto RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 95-495.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 27, 1996.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Harvey J. Sepler, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Sylvie Perez Posner, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before NESBITT, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.

Opinion:
GERSTEN, Judge.
Appellant, Roberto Rodriguez, appeals his robbery conviction claiming error in the denial of his motions for judgment of acquittal and new trial. We affirm.
The appellant's defense attorney was a former assistant state attorney. Years ago, this attorney on one occasion substituted for the assigned prosecutor in a previous case of the appellant's at a psychological evaluation hearing.
Subsequent to appellant's trial, the defense attorney discovered and notified the trial court that he had made the brief appearance against the defendant at the previous hearing. The attorney stated that he did not remember the appearance until after the State showed him certified copies of the defendant's prior convictions before sentencing.
Under these circumstances, we find no conflict exists. Appellant's attorney had scant, non-substantial involvement in a previous and totally unrelated case. Prejudice is non-existent and any perception of prejudice is unfounded. See McCaskill v. State, 638 So.2d 567 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994); State v. King, 447 So.2d 395 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).
Affirmed.