Bell v. State

Full title: LEO T. BELL, Appellant v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jun 2, 2000

758 So. 2d 1266 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

Case No. 5D99-887.

Opinion Filed June 2, 2000.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Volusia County, Richard B. Orfinger, Judge.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Barbara C. Davis, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

A defendant is not at liberty to complain about a prosecutor's comments in closing argument when the comment is an invited response. See Parker v. State, 641 So.2d 369 (Fla. 1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1131 (1995).

AFFIRMED.

ANTOON, C.J., SAWAYA and PLEUS, JJ., concur.