YOK v. STATE

No. 1D03-4901.

891 So.2d 602 (2005)

John YOK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 24, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Miller, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


KAHN, J.

Appellant, John Yok, raises two issues on appeal of his conviction for sexual battery. Initially, Yok asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial after the prosecutor stated during closing argument that the victim was "honest and straightforward" while testifying. When reviewed in context, we do not find that the comment constitutes improper bolstering on the part of the prosecutor. "Improper bolstering occurs when the State places...

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