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2D09-4978 / Ford v. State

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT KENNETH FORD, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2D09-4978 ) STATE OF FLORIDA, ) ) Appellee. ) ) Opinion filed January 14, 2011. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; Michael F. Andrews, Judge. Eric John Kuske, Tampa, and David T. Weisbrod, Tampa, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. BLACK, Judge. Kenneth Ford appeals his conviction for trafficking in illegal drugs. Because we conclude that the trial court erred in failing to grant a new trial based on the prosecutor’s impermissible closing argument, we reverse...continue to full post

Full post as published by Florida Criminal Law Opinions on January 14, 2011 (boomark / email).