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JONES v. STATE

No. 664.

197 So.2d 308 (1967)

John Edward JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Fourth District.

April 7, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steadman S. Stahl, Jr., of Houston, Easthope & Stahl, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., James T. Carlisle and Fred T. Gallagher, Asst. Attys. Gen., Vero Beach, for appellee.

CROSS, Judge.

Appellant (defendant) herein was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, seeks reversal of his conviction on remarks made by the assistant state attorney in argument to the jury inferentially commenting upon defendant's failure to testify in his own behalf.

The remarks purported to be in violation of F.S.A. § 918.091 are as follows:

"These are the acts and conduct of the...

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