State v. DiGuilio
- Decided
- July 17, 1986
- Docket
- 65490
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Florida
Cited 2,703 timesSuperseded by statute (not yet verified)Possible negative treatment: superseded by statute (not yet verified) · Smith v. State
What later courts said
- holding that an error is harmless when an appellate court concludes "beyond a reasonable doubt that the error complained of did not contribute to the verdict" — Brooks v. State (2007)
- holding that an error is harmless only if “there is no reasonable possibility that the error contributed to the conviction” — Mustafa A. Abdulla v. State of Florida (2017)
- holding that an error is harmless only when "there is no reasonable possibility that the error contributed to the conviction" — Panaro v. State of Florida (2024)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
491 So.2d 1129 (1986) STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Angelo John DiGUILIO, Respondent.
No. 65490.
Supreme Court of Florida.
Statutes cited
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State v. DiGuilio, 491 So. 2d 1129 (1986)Read the full opinion
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