BROWN v. STATE

No. 2D00-199.

787 So.2d 229 (2001)

Johnny BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Richard T. McKendrick, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and John M. Klawikofsky, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

Johnny Brown appeals his conviction and sentence for opposing a law enforcement officer with violence. Brown raises three issues on appeal, only one of which has merit. On that issue, we agree with Brown that his conviction and sentence must be reversed because of the improper closing arguments of the prosecutor.1

While driving in Tampa, Brown rear ended another vehicle. The two drivers stopped, examined...

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