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WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. 5D05-815.

935 So.2d 1256 (2006)

Billy WASHINGTON, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 18, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Wesley Blankner, Jr., of Jaeger & Blankner, Orlando, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

ORFINGER, J.

Billy Washington, Jr. appeals his conviction for manslaughter with a firearm. Mr. Washington argues that his conviction should be reversed due to prosecutorial misconduct during his trial. Specifically, Mr. Washington alleges that the prosecutor improperly shifted the burden of proof to him, and alluded to personal knowledge of evidence relating to the case that would be unavailable to the jury. We conclude that while some of the statements made by the...

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