Legal Opinion

Redmon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 25, 1989No. 88-242Published

1Per curiam

This is an appeal by the defendant Rodney Redmon from final judgments of conviction and sentences for capital sexual battery (three counts), child abuse, solicitation of sexual battery (two counts), and lewd and lascivious conduct (three counts), which were entered below based on an adverse jury verdict. The defendant raises two points on appeal.

First, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion for a mistrial when the prosecuting attorney referred to the defendant as a “perverted person” in her closing argument to the jury. We disagree because the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tison v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Darden v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  3. Lamb v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  4. Tacoronte v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  5. Brooks v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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