Bain v. State

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Bain v. State, 691 So. 2d 508 (1997)
1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 1972; 1997 WL 101312
Cobb, Dauksch, Harris

Bain v. State

Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Judge.

Deviral Bain is before us on his fourth Rule 3.850 motion. He has been consistently *509unsuccessful thus far and his luck has not changed. We affirm the trial court’s denial of his latest effort.

He claims “newly discovered” evidence that the State withheld impeachment evidence from the defense. He contends that this evidence is contained in an internal investigation file involving Officer Williams, who testified against him at trial. The problem with Bain’s current position is that the evidence is neither newly discovered nor is it admissible evidence. The information contained in the internal investigation file which is relied on by Bain, with due diligence, should have been discovered earlier. More damaging, however, is the fact that the claimed new evidence would have been inadmissible in any event. See Jackson v. State, 545 So.2d 260 (Fla. 1989) (evidence of police officer’s department reprimands inadmissible as impeachment evidence as it concerned inadmissible general acts of misconduct; reprimand not a conviction).

AFFIRMED.

DAUKSCH and COBB, JJ., concur.

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Full Case Name
Deviral BAIN v. STATE of Florida
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published