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· 12/2/2004

Dessaure v. State

Citations

  • 891 So. 2d 455
  • 2004 WL 2797213

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that prosecutor’s closing argument was proper when he reviewed the evidence presented and then “explicated reasonable inferences that could be drawn from [the] evidence”
  • “Closing argument presents an opportunity for both the State and the defendant to argue all reasonable inferences that might be drawn from the evidence.”
  • \A trial judge's ruling on the admissibility of evidence will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.\
  • “A trial judge’s ruling on the admissibility of evidence will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.”
  • \A trial judge's ruling on the admissibility of evidence will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion.\
  • “An order granting mistrial is required only when the error upon which it rests is so prejudicial as to vitiate the entire trial, making a mistrial necessary to ensure that the defendant receives a fair trial.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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