JIVANJEE v. STATE

Nos. 96-3419.

724 So.2d 108 (1998)

Mehboob JIVANJEE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Sandra S. Jaggard, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before NESBITT, GODERICH, and FLETCHER, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm the conviction, however we vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing. Defendant argues that the State's questioning opened the door to his testimony as to the maximum penalty he was facing, and that the trial court erred in refusing to permit his testimony in this regard. The record clearly reflects that no testimony was elicited which created a misleading impression with the jury. See Bozeman...

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