SHORTER v. STATE

No. 87-2195.

532 So.2d 1110 (1988)

Christopher SHORTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Samek & Besser and Lawrence Besser, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Mark S. Dunn and Steven Scott, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, NESBITT and PEARSON, DANIEL S., JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence for second-degree murder and possession of a firearm while engaged in a criminal offense. We reverse and remand for a new trial based on the following briefly stated legal analysis.

First, we conclude that the prosecuting attorney was guilty of improper conduct in his suggestion made during final argument to the jury that the defendant's sister had previously attacked the homicide victim...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases