WELLONS v. STATE

No. 3D11-142.

87 So.3d 1223 (2012)

Charles WELLONS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos J. Martinez , Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Michael W. Mervine , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before ROTHENBERG and EMAS, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.


EMAS, J.

Charles Wellons ("Wellons") appeals his convictions and sentences for two counts of first degree murder and one count of carrying a concealed firearm. Wellons asserts that improper comments made by the prosecutor during closing argument required the trial judge to grant his motion for mistrial. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On October 20, 2004, Stephenson Eans and Antwan Manning were shot and killed while hanging out with friends in a neighborhood...

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