McCARTHY v. STATE

No. 2D99-1620.

773 So.2d 88 (2000)

Richard W. McCARTHY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied October 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Bruce P. Taylor, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann Pfeiffer Howe, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


CASANUEVA, Judge.

Mr. McCarthy raises two issues in this appeal from convictions and sentences for armed robbery, aggravated assault, petit theft, and resisting arrest with violence. He first contends that sentencing him as a prison releasee reoffender was unconstitutional and, second, that the trial court erred in failing to grant a new trial after allegedly improper closing argument by the State. We affirm.

The sentencing issue has been resolved adversely...

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