Legal Opinion

Bryant v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 17, 1996No. 95-1498PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLEN, Judge.

Melvin Bryant appeals a final judgment convicting him of sexual battery with slight force, alleging that the trial court should have granted his motion for mistrial based on prosecutorial comments during closing argument. Bryant also appeals the imposition of the costs of prosecution, and a public defender fee. We affirm the denial of the motion for mistrial, as we find the prosecutor’s comments closer to those found not to require a mistrial in Holliday v. State, 389 So.2d 679 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980). We also affirm the imposition of the costs of prosecution and the special public…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Holliday v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  2. Holmes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Norman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Matke v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Sculley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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