IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA RICHARD HAROLD ANDERSON, Appellant, Case No ...

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
RICHARD HAROLD ANDERSON,
Appellant,
.
VS Case No. 72,127
STATE OF FLORIDA,
.
Appel 1 ee
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT
IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
STATE OF FLORIDA
INITIAL BRIEF OF APPELLANT
JAMES MARION MOORMAN
PUBLIC DEFENDER
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
FLORIDA BAR NO. 0143265
PAUL C. HELM
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Public Defender's Office
Polk County Courthouse
P. 0. Box 9000--Drawer PD
Bartow, FL 33830
[phone]
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT
TOPICAL INDEX TO BRIEF
PAGE NO.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE 1
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS 3
SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT 33
ARGUMENT 37
ISSUE I
THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY DENYING
APPELLANT'S MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND
FOR ARREST OF JUDGMENT BECAUSE THE
STATE VIOLATED DUE PROCESS BY FAILING
TO CORRECT THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS'S
PERJURED TESTIMONY BEFORE THE GRAND
JURY. 37
ISSUE I1
THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY ADMITTING
EVIDENCE OF CONNIE BEASLEY'S PRIOR
CONSISTENT STATEMENTS TO POLICE
OFFICERS MADE AFTER SHE HAD TIME AND
MOTIVE TO FALSIFY. 44
ISSUE I11
THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY ADMITTING
EVIDENCE OF COLLATERAL CRIMES
RELEVANT SOLELY TO APPELLANT'S BAD
CHARACTER OR PROPENSITY. 48
ISSUE IV
THE TRIAL COURT VIOLATED APPELLANT'S
RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS BY ADMITTING
IRRELEVANT PORTIONS OF A VIDEOTAPED
NEWS BROADCAST FEATURING APPELLANT
IN JAIL CLOTHING WHILE IN THE CUSTODY
OF JAIL AUTHORITIES. 52
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ISSUE V
THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY ADMITTING
A DEFENSE w ITNESS' s PRIOR
INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS TO THE
PROSECUTOR IN A DEPOSITION AS
SUBSTANTIVE EVIDENCE. 56
ISSUE VI
THE TRIAL COURT VIOLATED DUE PROCESS
BY DENYING APPELLANT'S REQUEST TO
INSTRUCT THE JURY ON THE LAW
APPLICABLE TO HIS THEORY OF
DEFENSE. 60
ISSUE VII
THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY ACCEPTING
APPELLANT'S WAIVER OF HIS RIGHT TO
HAVE DEFENSE COUNSEL PRESENT
MITIGATING EV I DENCE WITHOUT
CONDUCTING AN ADEQUATE INQUIRY TO
e
DETERMINE WHETHER THE WAIVER WAS A
VOLUNTARY AND INTELLIGENT
RELINQUISHMENT OF A KNOWN RIGHT OR
PRIVILEGE. 63
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ISSUE
66
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CONCLUSION 68
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 68
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TABLE OF CITATIONS
CASES PAGE NO.
Alcorta v. Texas,
355 U.S. 28, 78 S.Ct. 103, 2 L.Ed.2d 9 (1957) 39
Bassett v. State,
541 So.2d 596 (Fla. 1989) 64
Bianchi v. State,
528 So.2d 1309 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988) 46
Brooks v. State of Texas,
381 F.2d 619 (5th Cir. 1967) 53
Brumblev v. State,
453 So.2d 381 (Fla. 1984) 58
Calhoun v. State,
502 So.2d 1364 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987) 58
Castro v. State,
547 So.2d 111 (Fla. 1989) 49, 50
Dudlev v. State,
545 So.2d 857 (Fla. 1989) 58
Eddincrs v. Oklahoma,
455 U.S. 104, 102 S.Ct. 869, 71 L.Ed.2d 1 (1982) 63, 66, 67
Escobar v. Superior Court. MaricoPa Ctv.,
746 P.2d 39 (Ariz.App. 1987) 39, 40
Estelle v. Williams,
425 U.S. 501, 96 S.Ct. 1691, 48 L.Ed.2d 126 (1976) 53
Faretta v. California,
422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975) 64, 65
Felts v. Estelle,
875 F.2d 785 (9th Cir. 1989) 53
Foster v. State,
518 So.2d 901 (Fla. 1987), cert. denied,
487 U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 2914, 101 L.Ed.2d 945 (1988) 67
iii
G.M. v. State,
530 So.2d 461 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988) 46
Gardner v. State,
480 So.2d 91 (Fla. 1985) 60, 61
Giulio v. United States,
405 U.S. 150, 92 S.Ct. 763, 31 L.Ecl.2d 4 (1972) 39
Gilmore v. Utah,
429 U.S. 1012, 97 S.Ct. 436, 50 L.Ed.2d 632 (1976) 64
Goode v. State,
365 So.2d 381 (Fla. 1979), cert. denied, 441 U.S.
64, 65
967, 99 S.Ct. 2419, 60 L.Ed3d 1074 (1979)
Hamblen v. State,
527 So.2d 800 (Fla. 1988) 64
Hitchcock v. Duuuer,
481 U.S. 393, 107 S.Ct. 1821, 95 L.Ed.2d 347 (1987) 63, 66
Hollev v. State,
423 So.2d 562 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982) 60
Jackson v. State,
451 So.2d 458 (Fla.1984) 50, 58
Jackson v. State,
498 So.2d 906 (Fla. 1986) 45
Jackson v. State,
522 So.2d 802 (Fla. 1988), cert. denied,
- U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 183, 102 L.Ed.2d 153 (1988) 50
Johnson v. Zerbst,
304 U.S. 458, 58 S.Ct. 1019, 82 L.Ed.2d 1461 (1938) 65
Keen v. State,
504 So.2d 396 (Fla. 1987) 50, 51
Kirkland v. State,
509 So.2d 1105 (Fla. 1987) 59
Mathews v. United States,
485 U.S. -, 108 S.Ct. 883, 99 L.Ed.2d 54 (1988) 60
Miller v. Pate,
386 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 785, 17 L.Ed.2d 690 (1967) 42
Motley v. State,
0 155 Fla. 545, 20 So.2d 798 (1945) 60
iv
0 Name v. Illinois,
360 U.S. 264, 79 S.Ct. 1173, 3 L.Ed.2d 1217 (1959) 39, 42
Palmes v. State,
397 So.2d 648 (Fla. 1981), cert. denied,
454 U.S. 882, 102 S.Ct. 369, 70 L.Ed.2d 195 (1981) 61, 62
Parnell v. State,
500 So.2d 558 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986), rev. denied,
509 So.2d 1119 (Fla. 1987) 58
Peek v. State,
488 So.2d 52 (Fla. 1986) 50, 51
People v. Pelchat,
464 N.E.2d 447 (N.Y. 1984) 39, 40
Perez v. State,
371 So.2d 714 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979) 46
Powell v. Alabama,
287 U.S. 45, 53 S.Ct. 55, 77 L.Ed.2d 158 (1932) 64
Preston v. State,
470 So.2d 836 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985) 46
guiles v. State,
523 So.2d 1261 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988) 45-47
Schultz v. State, 131 Fla. 757, 179 So. 764 (1938) 53
Sireci v. State,
399 So.2d 964 (Fla. 198l), cert. denied,
456 U.S. 984, 102 S.Ct. 2257, 72 L.Ed.2d 862 (1982) 49
Skipper v. South Carolina,
476 U.S. 1, 106 S.Ct. 1669, 90 L.Ed.2d 1 (1986) 63, 66
Smith v. State,
424 So.2d 726 (Fla. 1982), cert. denied,
462 U.S. 1145, 103 S.Ct. 3129, 77 L.Ed.2d
1379 (1983) 61
Smith v. State,
407 So.2d 894 (Fla. 1981) 65
Smith v. State,
547 So.2d 281 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989) 58
State v. Delsado-Santos,
497 So.2d 1199 (Fla. 1986) 59
V
State v. DiGuilio,
491 So.2d 1129 (Fla. 1986) 51
State v. Dixon,
283 So.2d 1 (Fla. 1973), cert. denied, sub. nom. 67
Hunter v. Florida, 416 U.S. 943, 94 S.Ct. 1950,
40 L.Ed.2d 295 (1974)
State v. James,
402 So.2d 1169 (Fla. 1981) 59
State v. Jano,
524 So.2d 660 (Fla. 1988) 46
State v. Lee,
531 So.2d 133 (Fla. 1988) 50, 51
State v. Reese,
570 P.2d 614 (N.M.App. 1977) 39, 41
Staten v. State,
519 So.2d 622 (Fla. 1988) 61
Torres-Arboledo v. State,
524 So.2d 403 (Fla. 1988), cert. denied,
-U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 250, 102 L.Ed.2d 239 (1988) 53, 54
United States v. Basurto,
497 F.2d 781 (9th Cir. 1974) 39
United States v. Dawson,
563 F.2d 149 (5th Cir. 1977) 54
United States v. Harris,
703 F.2d 508 (11th Cir. 1983) 54
United States v. Hoaan,
712 F.2d 757 (2d Cir. 1983) 39
Wasman v. United States,
468 U.S. 559, 104 S.Ct. 3217, 82 L.Ed.2d 424 (1984) 66
Williams v. State,
110 So.2d 654 (Fla. 1959), cert. denied,
361 U.S. 847, 80 S.Ct. 102, 4 L.Ed.2d 86 (1959) 49, 54
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OTHER AUTHORITIES
U.S. Const. amend. VI 35
U.S. Const. amend. VIII 35, 63, 66, 67
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U.S. Const. amend. XIV 35, 36, 39, 42, 53, 60, 63, 66, 67
Art. I, § 9, Fla. Const. 60
Art. I, S 15, Fla. Const. 42
Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.610(a) 42
5 90.801(l)(c), Fla. Stat. (1987) 45
S 90.801(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (1987) 58
S 90.801(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1987) 45
S 90.802, Fla. Stat. (1987) 45
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.), p. 52C 60
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STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On July 15, 1987, the Hillsborough County Grand Jury
indicted the Appellant, Richard Harold Anderson, for the first-
degree premeditated murder of Robert Grantham on May 7, 1987, in
violation of section 782.04, Florida Statutes (1987). (R2747-
2748)l
Appellant was tried by jury before the Honorable M.
William Graybill, Circuit Judge, on February 8- 8, 1988. (Rl, 5,
2148) The jury found Appellant guilty of first degree murder
(R3008) and recommended the death penalty. (R3009)
On February 26, 1988, the court adjudicated Appellant
guilty of first degree murder and sentenced him to death. (R3017-
3020) The court found two aggravating circumstances: (1) prior
conviction of another capital offense or of a felony involving use
of violence, and (2) the capital felony was committed for pecuniary
,, gain and in a cold, calculated, premeditated manner (treated as one
factor). (R3021-3022) The court found one mitigating
circumstance: Appellant's accomplice was allowed to plead guilty
to third degree murder for a maximum possible sentence of three
years imprisonment. (R3023) At the sentencing hearing defense
counsel informed the court that the accomplice, Miss Beasley, was
sentenced to one year and one day in prison. (R2282)
References to the record on appeal are designated by "R" and
the page number.
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Appellant filed his notice of appeal on March 14, 1988.
(R3026) The court appointed the public defender to represent
Appellant on this appeal. (R3030)
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