Esparza v. State

On this appeal from his conviction and sentence for second degree murder, Jorge Armando Esparza argues that the trial court improperly permitted the prosecutor to use one of its witnesses to bolster the testimony or credibility of another of its witnesses at the trial below. See Moton v. State, 697 So.2d 1271, 1272 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); Buckner v. State, 689 So.2d 1202 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997). The state correctly points out on this appeal, however, that this issue was not preserved for appellate review where it was not the basis of the defense objection interposed below. See Hines v. State, 425…