Keene v. State

PARKER, Acting Chief Judge.

Barry Keene appeals the final judgment adjudicating him guilty of threatening to place or discharge a destructive device. We reverse because the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial.

The state filed an information charging Keene with threatening to place or discharge a destructive device at the newspaper office of the jBradenton Herald, in violation of section 790.162, Florida Statutes (1993). Before trial, Keene filed a motion in limine requesting the exclusion of any testimony concerning any threats or threatening letters other than the threat to the…