JOSWICK v. STATE

No. 83-2445.

458 So.2d 408 (1984)

John Michael JOSWICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Marlyn J. Altman, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Although we believe the better practice would have been to allow the appellant the privilege of reserving his opening statement until after the state had rested, we find no prejudicial or reversible error in the trial court's decision not to do so. Hawkins v. State, 199 So.2d 276 (Fla. 1967), vacated in part, 408 U.S. 941, 92 S.Ct. 2857, 33 L.Ed.2d 765 (1972). We also find no error in the admission of photographs...

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