COVINGTON v. STATE

No. 3D02-1435.

842 So.2d 170 (2003)

Dania Antwan COVINGTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard L. Blumberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, John D. Barker, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before COPE, GODERICH and FLETCHER, JJ.


COPE, J.

Dania Antwan Covington appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The question before us is whether the conviction should be reversed on account of objected—to prosecutorial closing arguments. We affirm.

I.

The disputed issue at trial was whether the defendant had a gun in his possession.1 Arresting officer Tellez, a Miami-Dade County police officer, testified that he and...

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