SANDERS v. STATE

No. 2D98-4858.

779 So.2d 522 (2000)

Bryant Lemont SANDERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Cynthia J. Dodge, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PATTERSON, Chief Judge.

Bryant Sanders challenges his judgment and life sentence for two counts of robbery with a firearm. Of the four points raised, the issue of the prosecutors' closing arguments is dispositive. The closing arguments constituted fundamental error and require reversal and remand for a new trial.

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