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693 So. 2d 142

Kouracos v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1997-05-16

Relies on 259 So. 2d 776 - Bessman v. State

Decided 1997-05-16

PER CURIAM.

¶1AFFIRMED.

PETERSON, C.J., and THOMPSON, J., concur.HARRIS, J., concurs specially, with opinion.
HARRIS,

¶2Judge, concurring specially:

¶3While I agree with the majority’s affir-mance in this cause, it is not because I find no error. I concur only because the evidence of his guilt of resisting an officer with violence was so overwhelming that the error committed was harmless. It was error not to permit cross-examination of the arresting officer concerning whether he intended to file a civil action against Kouracos based on his injuries sustained during the arrest because such testimony is admissible to show possible bias on the part of a witness. Nevertheless, such error is subject to the harmless error rule. See Bessman v. State, 259 So.2d 776 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972).

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