Legal Opinion

State v. Delafuente

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 19, 1986No. 84-2231PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

487 So.2d 1083 (1986)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

Celestino DELAFUENTE, Appellee.

No. 84-2231.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 19, 1986.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1986.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert S. Jaegers, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Harry Gulkin, of Harry Gulkin, P.A., Hollywood, for appellee.

GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

We reverse the trial court's order, granting the defendant a new trial because of alleged prosecutorial misconduct. In doing so, we recognize that a stronger showing must be made in upsetting such an order than in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Castlewood International Corporation v. LaFleurSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  2. State v. PrietoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  3. State v. WoodsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  4. Lane v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. HartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. State v. FountainDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. State v. CameronDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. State v. MathisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. State v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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