Menard v. State

427 So.2d 399 (1983)

Richard MENARD, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 82-1521.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 9, 1983.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Russell S. Bohn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

LETTS, Chief Judge.

After the defense made closing argument, the state waived its right to respond and the court denied the defendant's request to conclude, made because he had offered no testimony other than his own. We affirm.

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