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Bacon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 1, 1996
672 So. 2d 658 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

No. 95-1190.

May 1, 1996.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Robert B. Carney, Judge.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Paul E. Petillo, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and William A. Spillias, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Appellant and codefendants Algie Knight and Calvin Williams were convicted of trafficking in heroin. Appellant argues that the prosecutor's remarks in closing warrant a new trial. In Knight v. State, 672 So.2d 590 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996), we addressed the same issue and held that the prosecutor's improper comments mandated a new trial. Accordingly, we reverse and remand this case for a new trial.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

DELL, POLEN and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Bacon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
May 1, 1996
672 So. 2d 658 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)
Case details for

Bacon v. State

Case Details

Full title:ANTOINETTE BACON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: May 1, 1996

Citations

672 So. 2d 658 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

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