E.K. v. STATE

No. 1D07-0950.

963 So.2d 309 (2007)

E.K. a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and David P. Gauldin, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Christine Ann Guard, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant challenges the trial court's ruling, which permitted the State to have both first and last closing arguments, where Appellant did not present any testimony. It appears the trial court erroneously believed the recent enactment of section 918.19, Florida Statutes (2006), governed the order of closing arguments in juvenile cases. It does not.

Section 918.19, Florida Statutes applies only to the order of closing arguments in adult criminal...

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