WATKINS v. STATE

No. 4D04-3302.

933 So.2d 1294 (2006)

Mitchell WATKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 2, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and John M. Conway, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Monique E. L'Italien, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


STEVENSON, C.J.

Mitchell Watkins was tried by jury and convicted of multiple counts of drug trafficking, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm while committing a felony, and driving with a suspended license. In this appeal, Watkins contends that two erroneous evidentiary rulings and improper comments by the prosecutor during closing arguments compel reversal of his convictions and a new trial. Among the evidentiary rulings complained...

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