Mitchell v. State

787 So. 2d 931, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 6971, 2001 WL 523436

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See State v. Rawls, 649 So.2d 1350, 1352 (Fla.1994)(“The relationship must be one in which there is a recognizable bond of trust with the defendant, similar to the bond that develops between a child and her grandfather, uncle, or guardian”)(emphasis added); see Gudinas v. State, 693 So.2d 953, 964 (Fla.1997)(“a ‘motion for mistrial should be granted only when it is necessary to ensure that the defendant receives a fair trial’ ”)(quoting Power v. State, 605 So.2d 856, 861 (Fla.1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 1037, 113 S.Ct. 1863, 123 L.Ed.2d 483 (1993)).

THOMPSON, C.J, COBB and PLEUS, JJ., concur.