LEERDAM v. STATE

No. 2D03-3894.

891 So.2d 1046 (2004)

Clarence William LEERDAM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Miller, Jacksonville, and Denis DeVlaming, Clearwater, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Katherine Coombs Cline, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


WALLACE, Judge.

Clarence William Leerdam appeals his convictions of two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of armed burglary, and one count of violating a final injunction for protection. First, he contends that he was deprived of his right to confer with counsel during a trial recess. Applying Florida law in light of United States Supreme Court precedent, we find that the error was harmless. Second, Leerdam contends that the State elicited an impermissible...

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