BROOKS v. STATE

No. 76-560.

347 So.2d 444 (1977)

Ronald BROOKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. and Margarita Esquiroz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, HAVERFIELD and NATHAN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant appeals his conviction of assault with intent to commit robbery and sentence thereon, following trial by jury.

Defendant's main point on appeal was that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence testimony which established that defendant had exercised his constitutional right to remain silent and failing to grant a mistrial when the prosecutor relied upon this fact as substantive evidence of guilt of the defendant in closing...

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