STEWART v. STATE

No. 92-1859.

622 So.2d 51 (1993)

William A. STEWART, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Dees of Dunn, Abraham, Swain & Dees, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

William Stewart, Jr. appeals from his conviction of one count of second degree murder and his corresponding 40 year departure sentence. We reverse and remand for retrial because the cumulative effect of the erroneous evidentiary rulings and improper prosecutorial comment deprived the defendant of a fair trial.

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