WORDEN v. STATE

No. 91-00228.

603 So.2d 581 (1992)

William WORDEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Deborah K. Brueckheimer, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Katherine V. Blanco, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder and aggravated child abuse for beating his nine-month-old son, Jonathan, to death. He argues in this appeal that the court should have either acquitted him because of the lack of evidence against him or should have granted a mistrial based on the prosecutor's misconduct. He also raises two evidentiary issues. We affirm.

In July of 1988, appellant was living with his wife, Amy, and his nine-month...

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