DE JESUS v. STATE

No. 95-2384.

684 So.2d 875 (1996)

Antonio DE JESUS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Julie M. Levitt and Harvey Sepler, Assistants Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Sylvie Perez Posner, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and LEVY, JJ.


SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

After a jury trial, De Jesus was convicted of numerous crimes committed during a home invasion robbery. We disagree with the appellant's primary claim for reversal, that the prosecution's final argument was fatally erroneous. He points specifically to the following:

Of course, she [defense counsel] doesn't think the evidence is enough. That's her job. She is defending the defendant. * * * * * * There is a saying...

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