CHESTER v. STATE

No. AK-332.

444 So.2d 1051 (1984)

Michael Frank CHESTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 29, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Carlton, Jr., of Carlton & Carlton, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Gregory C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

It is conceded that a comment upon the accused's exercise of his right to remain silent was made during the course of the trial. The appellee contends, however, that the remark was harmless. It is settled doctrine in this State that the error of which appellant complains warrants reversal without consideration of the doctrine of harmless error. Bennett v. State, 316 So.2d 41 (Fla. 1975); Shannon v. State,<...

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