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BAKER v. STATE

No. 97-1246.

705 So.2d 139 (1998)

Jolly Mae BAKER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 11, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Bruce A. Rosenthal, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

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

Before JORGENSON, LEVY and GREEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Jolly Mae Baker appeals her conviction for burglary and two counts of battery. For the following reasons, we reverse.

During the prosecutor's rebuttal closing argument, his comments implying that the defense counsel was fishing for gullible jurors were completely improper. See Jackson v. State, 421 So.2d 15 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). These comments were not an invited response to the defense counsel's proper...

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