KNOWLES v. STATE

No. 98-1529.

729 So.2d 473 (1999)

Stanley KNOWLES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Joseph R. Chloupek, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


HAZOURI, J.

Defendant appeals a conviction for culpable negligence arguing that the prosecutor's reference to the defendant's failure to call a witness was error. We reverse.

In the early morning hours of October 13, 1996, the defendant, Knowles, and a friend, Chris Perry, left a night club in Fort Lauderdale and entered the parking garage of the Broward County Governmental Center. The keys to Knowles' truck were locked inside and he unsuccessfully attempted...

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