VAILLANT v. STATE

No. 85-1212.

490 So.2d 1326 (1986)

Enumerable VAILLANT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrell A. Breslin and Peter Raben, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Debora J. Turner, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Vaillant appeals his convictions and sentences on two counts of robbery with a firearm, two counts of false imprisonment with a firearm, one count of trespass with a firearm and one count of grand theft. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Vaillant contends that he is entitled to a new trial because the prosecutor, in closing argument, impermissibly commented on the post-arrest exercise of his right to remain silent. We disagree because we find...

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