Virgil v. State

We find that the prosecutor’s statement, if improper, was not so egregious or prejudicial as to vitiate the entire trial. There was overwhelming evidence introduced against the appellant, and the trial court did not reversibly err in overruling appellant’s objection to the prosecutor’s closing statement.

We further reject appellant’s contention that the habitual offender statute, section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1989) is unconstitutional. In Barber v. State, 564 So.2d 1169 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990), we upheld the 1987 version of section 775.084, Florida Statutes. In Love v. State, 569 So.2d 807…