MENARD v. STATE

No. 82-1521.

427 So.2d 399 (1983)

Richard MENARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Russell S. Bohn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


LETTS, Chief Judge.

After the defense made closing argument, the state waived its right to respond and the court denied the defendant's request to conclude, made because he had offered no testimony other than his own. We affirm.

Every now and again, in the tragic world of criminal appeals, comes a case that brings an involuntary smile to otherwise grim lips. This is one of those, though it cannot be expected to afford any amusement to the defendant.

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