SEARS v. STATE

No. 94-2065.

656 So.2d 595 (1995)

Calvin SEARS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Douglas Gurnic, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


MICKLE, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of his conviction for aggravated assault. We are compelled to reverse because the trial court erred in admitting evidence of oral statements made by appellant without first conducting a hearing pursuant to Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla. 1971).

During discovery, the state filed a disclosure notice indicating the existence of oral statements made by appellant. The substance...

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