ACOSTA v. STATE

No. 97-2125.

711 So.2d 225 (1998)

Michel Doreen ACOSTA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Margaret S. Brodsky, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Dominique T. Suite-Brown, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, COPE and SHEVIN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Michel Doreen Acosta appeals her convictions for burglary with assault and armed robbery based on the improper comments made by the judge during trial. For the following reasons, we reverse.

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