Ingram v. State

John Willis Ingram appeals an order entered after a jury trial which adjudicated him guilty of robbery in violation of section 812.13(1), Florida Statutes (1981), sentenced him to a fifteen-year term of imprisonment, and assessed him with a $1000 fine, a lien for the services of the public defender, and court costs of $81.

Ingram’s initial argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying his motions for a mistrial and a new trial due to the prosecutor’s purported reference during his closing argument to Ingram’s failure to testify at trial. A review of the record shows that this…