WILSON v. STATE

No. 3D06-894.

988 So.2d 43 (2008)

Mark WILSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rene A. Sotorrio, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Magaly Rodriguez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before RAMIREZ, SUAREZ, and ROTHENBERG, JJ.


RAMIREZ, J.

Mark Wilson appeals the trial court's final judgment of conviction and sentence of attempted purchase of cocaine. We reverse because the prosecution impermissibly commented on Wilson's right to remain silent at the end of its closing argument.

On October 14, 2005, the City of Miami Crime Suppression Unit conducted an operation using teams of undercover narcotics detectives who would pose as drug buyers or sellers. Detective Odney Belfort participated...

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