FRANCOIS v. STATE

No. 5D12-2167.

118 So.3d 960 (2013)

Chaubert FRANCOIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Purdy , Public Defender, and Kevin R. Holtz , Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lori N. Hagan , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


COHEN, J.

Chaubert Francois appeals from the judgment and sentence entered after a jury found him guilty of burglary of a dwelling. While the trial court erred in failing to conduct a Richardson1 hearing, under the facts of this case-where Francois and his codefendant were observed by law enforcement kicking in the front door of the dwelling and were apprehended upon fleeing from the home-the error was harmless.

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