Grant v. State

194 So.2d 612 (1967)

Alfreddie GRANT, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 34711.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 1, 1967.

W.A. Drury, Jasper, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

DREW, Justice.

On this appeal from a verdict of guilt without a recommendation of mercy and a judgment sentencing appellant to death, we find reversible error to have occurred when, in his closing argument to the jury, the state's attorney said: "Do you want to give this man less than first degree murder and the electric chair and have him get out…