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MITCHEM v. STATE

No. YY-382.

402 So.2d 552 (1981)

Ricky A. MITCHEM, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 19, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Miguel A. Olivella, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The deputy's testimony improperly commenting on appellant's refusal while in custody to answer questions about the offense was objected to and was the subject of a timely mistrial motion. The denial of that motion was error requiring a new trial irrespective of the weight of the other evidence of appellant's guilt. Marshall v. State, 393 So.2d 584 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). For the court's guidance on retrial, we find...

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