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MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 4D01-4399.

834 So.2d 900 (2003)

Tanya T. MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 2, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard E. Doran, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Consuelo Maingot, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

STONE, J.

Matthews, convicted of assault, appeals on the ground that the prosecutor made prejudicial comments during closing argument. We affirm.

At trial, both Matthews and her sister testified. During closing argument, the prosecutor said the following:

Now, let's look at what the defense witnesses said.

And one of things you do, you're gonna do is weigh the evidence and the judge will give you an instruction on weighing the evidence.

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