CHAVERS v. STATE

No. NN-347/T1-81.

380 So.2d 1180 (1980)

Theodore Cleveland CHAVERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Phillip D. Havens, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


COBB, Judge.

Appellant, convicted of burglary of a structure, contends the trial court erred: (1) in denying a motion for mistrial after allegedly improper prosecutorial comments; and (2) in allowing prejudicial cross-examination of a key defense witness concerning unrelated specific acts of sexual misconduct.

Appellant contends that the following prosecutor question and arresting officer answer amounted to an improper comment upon the failure of the defendant...

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