KNOX v. STATE

No. 84-1007.

471 So.2d 59 (1985)

Johnnie Lee KNOX, III, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Sarah B. Mayer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for attempted sexual battery by appellant upon his eleven year old niece. We reverse and remand for new trial.

The present case is akin to our recently issued decision in Crawford v. State, 473 So.2d 700 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), in two respects. First, we are reversing a conviction because of a comment on the defendant's right to remain silent and certifying as one...

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