COLEMAN v. STATE

No. 81-1365.

420 So.2d 354 (1982)

Eddie Lee COLEMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Theresa K. Edwards, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Sean Daly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


COBB, Judge.

This appeal concerns the propriety of the trial court's denial of a defense motion for mistrial based upon comments made in closing argument by the prosecution.

The defendant, Eddie Lee Coleman, was charged with robbery with a firearm. The only evidence at trial against the defendant was the testimony of and eyewitness identification by one Patricia Chavis, the victim of the robbery at a convenience store in Eustis. The defendant testified in...

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