MANNARINO v. STATE

No. 4D02-3921.

869 So.2d 650 (2004)

George MANNARINO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 31, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Dea Abramschmitt, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Claudine M. LaFrance, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


SHAHOOD, J.

The central issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant's motion for mistrial due to an improper comment by the prosecutor on appellant's right to remain silent. We reverse on that issue and remand for a new trial. As a result, we decline to address the other issue raised by appellant.

George Mannarino, appellant in this case, was charged with uttering a forgery and petit theft, and tried by jury. The evidence showed...

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