THRIFT v. STATE

No. 84-2413.

477 So.2d 1077 (1985)

Vernie Eugene THRIFT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Jim Dysart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


LEHAN, Acting Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for arson. He contends that there was reversible error in the failure of the trial court to grant his motions for mistrial due to various improper comments of the prosecutor during voir dire questioning of prospective jurors and also during closing argument to the jury. Notwithstanding the able argument of the public defender, we affirm.

We conclude that defendant would have been convicted of the...

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