HAWTHORNE v. STATE (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Lewis Joseph HAWTHORNE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D23-2286

Decided: June 04, 2025

Before LOGUE, C.J., and LOBREE and BOKOR, JJ.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Manuel Alvarez, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Ivy R. Ginsberg, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Talley v. State, 260 So. 3d 562, 571-72 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019) (“Generally speaking, the use of a curative instruction to dispel the prejudicial effect of an objectionable comment is sufficient.” (citing Jennings v. State, 124 So. 3d 257, 266 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013))).

PER CURIAM.

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