Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1997

Kouracos v. State

Kouracos v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 16, 1997 · Harris, Peterson, Thompson
693 So. 2d 142; 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 5406; 1997 WL 255310 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Kouracos v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

PETERSON, C.J., and THOMPSON, J., concur. HARRIS, J., concurs specially, with opinion.

Concurring Opinion

HARRIS,

Judge, concurring specially:

While I agree with the majority’s affir-mance in this cause, it is not because I find no error. I concur only because the evidence of his guilt of resisting an officer with violence was so overwhelming that the error committed was harmless. It was error not to permit cross-examination of the arresting officer concerning whether he intended to file a civil action against Kouracos based on his injuries sustained during the arrest because such testimony is admissible to show possible bias on the part of a witness. Nevertheless, such error is subject to the harmless error rule. See Bessman v. State, 259 So.2d 776 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972).

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