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WHITEN v. STATE

Nos. 5D99-3539 and 5D99-3572.

765 So.2d 309 (2000)

Gregory WHITEN, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 8, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and S.C. Van Voorhees, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Angela D. McCravy, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

PLEUS, J.

Gregory Whiten claims the court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. We find no error and affirm the trial judge's ruling that the prosecutor's statement1 in closing argument did not bolster the credibility of the police officer. If anything, the statement was harmless error and amounted to little more than rebuttal to defense counsel and his closing argument.

The state has cross-appealed and argues that the trial...

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