STATE v. PRICE

No. 96-3154.

701 So.2d 1204 (1997)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Samuel PRICE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Steven Groves, and Sylvie Perez-Posner, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellant.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Craig J. Trocino, Assistant Public Defender, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GERSTEN and SHEVIN, JJ.


SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

During a trial on drug charges, the trial judge announced that he would grant the defendant's motion for mistrial because the state had adduced prejudicially improper evidence against him. At the instance of the prosecution, however, he agreed—to avoid a retrial if the defendant were acquitted—to submit the case to the jury. When the defendant was found guilty, the court entered a comprehensive and well-considered "order granting...

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