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Northern v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 24, 1981
394 So. 2d 522 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

No. 79-2245.

February 24, 1981.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Dade County; Natalie Baskin, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Beth C. Weitzner, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Steven R. Jacob, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, C.J., and DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.


Affirmed. The prosecutor's closing argument comments, which the jury was properly instructed to disregard, were not so pernicious, in the context of this case, as to require that the defendant be granted a new trial. See Darden v. State, 329 So.2d 287 (Fla. 1976), cert. dismissed, 430 U.S. 704, 97 S.Ct. 1671, 51 L.Ed.2d 751 (1977); Thomas v. State, 326 So.2d 413 (Fla. 1976); Zamot v. State, 375 So.2d 881 (Fla.3d DCA 1979); Johnson v. State, 348 So.2d 646 (Fla.3d DCA 1977); James v. State, 334 So.2d 83 (Fla.3d DCA 1976).


Summaries of

Northern v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Feb 24, 1981
394 So. 2d 522 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

Northern v. State

Case Details

Full title:ARNOLD NORTHERN, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Feb 24, 1981

Citations

394 So. 2d 522 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)