ARAUJO v. STATE

No. 83-1189.

452 So.2d 54 (1984)

Alberto ARAUJO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Beeler, Miami, and Holly R. Skolnick, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Michael J. Neimand, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BASKIN, DANIEL S. PEARSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

The defendant appeals his convictions for trafficking in and unlawful sale of marijuana. Although we find that the evidence against the defendant was sufficient to sustain the convictions, it is hardly of such persuasive force to render harmless the prosecutor's closing argument comment on the defendant's failure to call a certain witness to corroborate the defendant's exculpatory explanation of his presence and actions at the time when and...

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