Wilson v. State

Mark Wilson appeals the trial court’s final judgment of conviction and sentence of attempted purchase of cocaine. We reverse because the prosecution impermissi-bly 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 Bel-fort participated in the operation. He was trained in working in an undercover capacity involving narcotics identification and tactical narcotics training.

Early…