HAZELWOOD v. STATE

No. 94-2520.

658 So.2d 1241 (1995)

Carl HAZELWOOD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Mallorye G. Cunningham, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GUNTHER, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Carl Hazelwood, defendant below (Hazelwood), appeals his conviction and sentence for carjacking with a deadly weapon. Although Hazelwood raises three issues on appeal, we find only one basis for reversal. Because the prosecutor, during closing argument, impermissibly suggested that there were additional witnesses who would corroborate the state's case had they been called to testify, we reverse.

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