820 So. 2d 382 - Thomas v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “that it is not fundamental error to convict a defendant under an erroneous lesser included charge when he had an opportunity to object to the charge and failed to do so if: 1) the improperly charged offense is lesser in degree and penalty than the main offense or 2) defense counsel requested the improper charge or relied on that charge as evidenced by argument to the jury or other affirmative action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ayala v. State

2. “the officer's verbal request for the nurse to tell him the blood test results does not constitute the type of governmental misconduct that would warrant exclusion of the medical records subsequently obtained through the State's subpoena issued after proper notice to Thomas.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 914 So. 2d 484 - State v. Kutik

3. “the failure of a law enforcement officer to request the withdrawal of blood shall not affect the admissibility of a test of blood withdrawn for medical purposes.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 914 So. 2d 484 - State v. Kutik