Elvis Trotman v. State of Florida

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

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No. 1D2022-1604

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ELVIS TROTMAN,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee.

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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. J. Lee Marsh, Judge.

September 4, 2024

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Chester v. State, 213 So. 3d 1080, 1082 (Fla.

1st DCA 2017) (“Even when a prosecutor makes an improper comment on a defendant’s right to remain silent, a trial court does not abuse its discretion in denying a mistrial where the comment ‘was not so prejudicial as to vitiate the entire trial.’” (quoting Poole v. State, 997 So. 2d 382, 391 (Fla. 2008)).

ROWE, BILBREY, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

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Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Danielle Jorden, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Benjamin L. Hoffman, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.