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Watson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 16, 1982
415 So. 2d 128 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)
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holding that the trial court did not err in allowing a store employee to testify as to the contents of a price tag that was affixed to an item of merchandise on the day appellant was accused of stealing the merchandise and finding that this testimony did not constitute hearsay

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Opinion

No. 81-2270.

June 16, 1982.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Broward County, Barry J. Stone J.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Anthony Calvello, Asst. Public Defender, and Yvonne Hall, Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stewart J. Bellus, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. We hold that the trial court did not err in allowing an employee of Zayre's Department Store to testify as to the contents of a price tag that was affixed to an item of merchandise on the day appellant was accused of stealing the merchandise. In our view this testimony did not constitute hearsay as contemplated by the provisions of the Irida Evidence Code, Section 90.802, Florida Statutes (1981).

ANSTEAD, HERSEY, and HURLEY, JJ., concur.

Summaries of

Watson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 16, 1982
415 So. 2d 128 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

holding that the trial court did not err in allowing a store employee to testify as to the contents of a price tag that was affixed to an item of merchandise on the day appellant was accused of stealing the merchandise and finding that this testimony did not constitute hearsay

Summary of this case from K.M. v. State

holding loss prevention officer was properly permitted to testify to her contemporaneous observation of the sale price stated on the price tags affixed to the stolen items of retail merchandise

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Watson v. State

Case Details

Full title:LEVY WATSON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jun 16, 1982

Citations

415 So. 2d 128 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

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