State v. Schopp

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• holding harmless error analysis should be applied where a trial court fails to conduct an adequate Richardson inquiry
• holding an appellate court has the discretion to retain jurisdiction to render a decision on the merits of a case notwithstanding the filing of a notice of voluntary dismissal
• receding from per se reversal rule of Smith v. State, 500 So.2d 125 (Fla. 1986), and adopting a modified harmless error analysis, as set forth therein, to be applied to Richardson violations
• even after timely voluntary dismissal, reviewing court has discretion to retain jurisdiction and proceed with cause
• \The legal fictions required to support the intent for felony murder are simply too great.\
• \[T]here are cases ... where a reviewing court can say beyond a reasonable doubt that the defense was not prejudiced ....\

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