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· 10/16/1986

Pope v. Wainwright

Citations

  • 496 So. 2d 798
  • 11 Fla. L. Weekly 533

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that errors other than those constituting fundamental error are waived unless timely raised in the trial court
  • acknowledging that “comments on a 7 1 defendant’s demeanor off the witness stand are clearly improper”
  • acknowledging that \comments on a defendant's demeanor off the witness stand are clearly improper\
  • no Caldwell violation \as long as the significance of [the jury's] recommendation is adequately stressed\
  • appellate counsel not ineffective for failing to raise as fundamental error the prosecutor's \no remorse\ comment to jury, in light of strong evidence of guilt
  • judge's ex parte cross-examination tip to prosecutor sufficient to demonstrate bias

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Judges: Ehrlich

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