District Court of Appeal of Florida

Convictions for lewd and lascivious molestation and conduct, sexual battery, attempted sexual battery, and simple battery are reversed where the trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion for a mistrial after a police officer made an impermissible comment on his right to remain silent, and the error was could not be said to be harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2006
• Published 08/02/2006

Judges

• WARNER, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Dea Abramschmitt, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.