COCHRAN v. STATE

No. 97-0189.

711 So.2d 1159 (1998)

Timothy COCHRAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick C. Rastatter of Glass & Rastatter, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carol Cobourn Asbury, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Timothy Cochran (defendant), appeals his conviction of second degree murder after a jury trial. The conviction arose out of an incident where the defendant shot his wife's brother, Mitchell Szymanski. We reverse because the prosecutor's remarks during closing argument warrant a new trial.

This was a close case. At trial, the defendant asserted defenses of either accident or self-defense. He contended that the shooting occurred while...

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