JENKINS v. STATE

No. 89-00949.

563 So.2d 791 (1990)

John Kennedy JENKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Nancy L. Showalter, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Bradley R. Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This cause is before us on appeal from a judgment and sentence following a jury trial for aggravated assault with a firearm. Appellant contends that prosecutorial misconduct in closing argument deprived him of a fair trial. We agree and reverse.

During closing argument, prosecutor John Terhune repeatedly accused defense counsel of further victimizing the victim and of seeking an acquittal at all costs rather than searching for the truth. Such remarks...

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