Court Opinion

ID: 7541730
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 05:27:40.330028+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:23:52.175095
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SHARP, Judge,
dissenting.
I would reverse because I do not think the “harmless error rule” applies to comments at trial which impair a defendant’s constitutional rights to remain silent and not testify against himself. U.S. CONST, amend Y; Art. I, § 9, Fla.Const. Until the Florida Supreme Court mandates a contrary view, I think we should follow David v. State, 369 So.2d 943 (Fla.1979) and Trafficante v. State, 92 So.2d 811 (Fla.1957).