WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 88-1965.

550 So.2d 28 (1989)

Rodney WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joni B. Braunstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, FERGUSON and GERSTEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction for armed robbery and armed burglary. We affirm.

The appellant, Rodney Williams, contends the trial court committed reversible error in denying a defense motion for a mistrial based upon an improper statement of the prosecutor. In the prosecutor's final argument to the jury, the prosecutor commented upon the appellant's laughing and snickering during the trial.

We agree that the State's comment on appellant...

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