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BROWN v. STATE

No. AX-452.

462 So.2d 840 (1985)

Mack BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Barbara Ann Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jacksonville, for appellee.

SMITH, Judge.

Brown appeals his convictions for second degree murder and second degree arson. He contends that he is entitled to a new trial due to an erroneous jury instruction as well as an improper closing argument made by the prosecutors below. We agree with appellant and therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.

Lester Paul "Speedy" Ketchum was found dead in his mobile home trailer by the Jacksonville police at approximately 1:50 p.m. on February...

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