RODRIGUEZ v. STATE

No. 84-994.

472 So.2d 1294 (1985)

Jose Antonio RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, Larry B. Henderson, Asst. Public Defender, and Kenneth Witts, Certified Legal Intern, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary W. Tinsley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


ORFINGER, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for burglary of a dwelling, and from the sentence imposed. Because we agree that the trial court unreasonably limited defense counsel's closing argument, thus denying to defendant his right to be heard, we reverse for a new trial.

Including jury selection, the trial consumed two days. Although defendant admitted entry into the victim's home, his defense was that he entered and remained with the...

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