Legal Opinion
Restrepo v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 10, 1989No. 88-2098PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
552 So.2d 1126 (1989)
Alvaro RESTREPO, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-2098.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
October 10, 1989.
Rehearing Denied December 13, 1989.
Melvyn Kessler, Miami, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Yvette Rhodes Prescott, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and COPE, JJ.
2Per curiam
It was improper closing argument for the prosecutor to state, without support in the record, that a witness was absent "maybe because he is afraid to testify against this man." Although the defense objection should have been…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Pettigrew v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
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