FORD v. STATE

No. 96-0359.

702 So.2d 279 (1997)

Colsson D. FORD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Steven H. Malone, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and James J. Carney, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Colsson Ford (defendant), appeals his conviction for sexual battery. Because we conclude that the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial based on the prosecutor's highly impermissible closing arguments, we reverse.

With little corroborating testimony, the case turned primarily on the credibility of the complaining witness versus that of defendant. Defendant's version and the complaining witness' version of what transpired were...

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