ADAMS v. STATE

No. 91-694.

585 So.2d 1092 (1991)

Andrew ADAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

September 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Valerie Jonas, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Angelica D. Zayas, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NESBITT, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


GERSTEN, Judge.

Appellant, Andrew Adams, appeals his conviction and sentence for sale of cocaine near school property. We reverse.

Appellant asserts that the trial court unduly restricted closing argument to fifteen minutes. Additionally, appellant asserts that the prosecutor, in closing, without any evidentiary basis, made irrelevant and inflammatory reference to appellant's commission of other drug offenses.

Appellee, State, contends that the trial...

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